CNN reporting that Kushner and Pence met with McConnell a couple of hours ago.

[Claritie Pixie]

Man, would I have loved to be a fly on the wall.

[rufus dog]

1. Did the get a new shipment of knee pads?

Can't think of any other reason for these ass kissers to meet.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. So, we assume that they're conduits between Mitch and the Oval Office?

[marylandblue]

6. Yes, and I will speculate that Trump is ready to give in.

Because Kushner and Pence were trying to make deals before.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

38. Or the opposite

Bribing him to hold fast.

[underpants]

3. Asking Mitch to fall on his sword?

Could be

[marylandblue]

7. He won't. if it came down to him or Trump, he stabs Trump.

[berni_mccoy]

13. Yes but he will tell Trump

That he is falling on his sword for him. Moscow Mitch is really the fucking Devil.

[Raven123]

30. if I were McConnell, I would demand Trump make an Oval Office announcement

I would make sure Trump is on record publicly capitulating to the original deal struck in Dec. Trump made this mess and I'd make him clean it up.

[ooky]

23. Most likely discussing how they will craft a Senate Bill that gives in but

does so in a way to save face for Mitch and Trump, then push that bill back to the House.

[Liberalhammer]

4. Its obvious

Trumps base is faultering. Without their racist suport, it frees the rest of the rethugs to mutiny on Mitch.

[leftieNanner]

5. Me too.

A fly on "something" anyway.

My guess is they are trying to find a way to open the government and save (orange) face for The Donald. They all know that this is really bad for them but IQ45 has dug in his heels and won't budge.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Trump is getting flak from his

Phone Pals because they are loosing their collective asses. Delta says,100 million in projected loses for the month of January. Bond markets are starting to freeze up because of Federal people not working at the Treasury Department.

[underpants]

14. The bond markets...TROUBLE

Bill Clinton learned that early. Don't piss off the bond markets.

[Wellstone ruled]

32. US Treasury has to

issue Bonds and Treasury Notes because of our massive Tax Cuts,and nobody home.

[gratuitous]

9. Giving McConnell permission to allow the Senate to vote?

Remember, the Senate passed a government re-open bill that just before the end of the year that the House has passed since the beginning of the year. The Senate vote was unanimous or nearly unanimous (that is to say, veto-proof). McConnell has refused to allow a vote on that bill so far this year.

Maybe the two stooges are giving McConnell permission to allow the Senate to vote on the reopen government bill and send it to McDonald. McDonald vetoes it, the House and the Senate override the veto, and everyone claims victory. Congress because it got the country moving again, McDonald because he got to use his big novelty veto pen, and the media all join hands and sing Kum Bah Yah while reminiscing about TipandRonnie.

[underpants]

16. That's most likely

Most likely how it will end for sure but very definitely what's happening here.

It's their only way out.

[LonePirate]

17. Senate passes the House bill(s). 45 vetoes the bill(s). House & Senate override. Shutdown ends.

America moves on while 45 blames Dems in Congress.

[honest.abe]

25. Yeah, that's my take as well.

Should have been done weeks ago. Pathetic losers.

[BigmanPigman]

28. I wonder when this great plan will occur?

In time for his SOTU speech?

[Volaris]

31. What strikes me as off about this hypothesis tho,

Is that if anyone knows how little he needs anyone's 'permission' to put a bill in the Senate Floor, it damnsure is Mitch Fucking McConnell.

I think this 'negotiation' (and shutdown) is Yertles way of telling the WH that he can fuck with them just as easily as they can fuck with him, and he therefore is not going to be blackmail-able---and now they know how much power he can hold over them AS HE CHOOSES.

Because the House can impeach as they please, but NOW they know, that ONLY MCCONNELL can keep Don from being convicted, and he's not to be Fucked With.

[rustysgurl]

10. I can see them ...

... making plans to cover their asses when they pull the rug out from under Trump's and let him flounder. "Ok, Mitch ... if we impeach where do we go from here?" kind of stuff. Kushner is only loyal to a point (IMHO), and Pence is picturing himself in the Oval Office. Time to compare stories and set things in motion while still trying to look good to their base.

[lpbk2713]

11. They're getting Trump committed for psychiatric observation.

Impossible I know. But at least it felt good to say it.

[bdamomma]

19. I only wish

If enough of us say it he will be.

He is a threat to us and others, and himself (no I take that back).

You noticed everyone is now saying he is a threat, we here at DU have been saying this for a long time.

He has shown his true colours those of us who were in harms way due to horrendous hurricanes because he doesn't fucking believe in climate change, Puerto Rico throwing paper towels???? Texas, Florida, California, oh sweep up the forest floor?? WTF. There is more despicable things he has done.

Despicable waste

[Takket]

12. new instruction from overlord Vlad?

[Hassler]

15. They found Missing Mitch?

[LonePirate]

20. He was probably hiding out in the Russian embassy.

[Charlotte Little]

18. Is Mitch Still Alive?

I thought he had retreated into his shell and croaked.

[BigmanPigman]

26. You mean you wished "he had...... and croaked".

[kacekwl]

21. Wow, three useless pricks

in one place.

[Andy823]

22. Maybe

They are trying to figure out who gets trump for a bunk mate in prison, you know draw straws, short straw gets stuck with Donald.

[kskiska]

24. Planning for Trump to give the SOTU in the Senate

rather than the House.

[BumRushDaShow]

29. THIS

seems more likely.

[Andy823]

36. I totally agree!

It will be a trump "rally" and all he will do is bash the Democrats, lie about the "crisis" at the border, and rant like an idiot while republicans cheer him on. A circus side show.

I for one won't watch this ass disgrace our country with his hate and fear mongering!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

27. Trumputin, the axis of evil, and the gutless GOP

Putin's puppet sends its puppets, cold-blooded Kushner and taliban Pence, to talk to its bitch Mitch while the gutless GOP cowers in the Senate. Gee, we're doing well.

[GulfCoast66]

33. Post 24 called it

SOTU in the Senate rather than the house.

Not sure Mitch will agree. He sees where this is heading and is letting trump die on the vine.

[pnwmom]

39. Is the Senate big enough to hold 600 people? n/t

[GulfCoast66]

40. Of course not. But he does not want Democratic members there anyway.

Which is why I think McTurtle will refuse. It would be a farce.

Trump wants a rally. Nothing less will do.

I look for him to hold one and go off the rails. He’s been held up in the White House for a month.

Watching his polls plummet.

[C_U_L8R]

34. Squeaky, Shiney, and Droopy

It doesn't seem likely that these three are scheming anything that benefits Americans.

[lindysalsagal]

35. Turtleface: You just failed the I.Q. test: No one can bargain with the mobsters

they stab you in the back and leave you for dead! Oh, but, but, but, YOU think you're DIFFERENT??????


Riiiiiiight. Asshat.

[Mr.Bill]

37. I think it's very likely

that the three of them took off all their clothes, got on their knees and peed on each other while they prayed.

[kentuck]

41. I would think that would be significant?

Either Mitch is getting cold feet and wants to vote on opening the government...

Or

Pence and Jared have been commissioned to help him keep his spine?