CR: I'm 1000% With Schumer.

Much of the Democratic Party, especially in the House, are clueless. Pelosi said when she made deals, she always got something in return. Maybe so. She poopooed Schumer and a dozen Democrats and Independents who voted to advance and adopt a CR that had passed the Republican House. Schumer says the Republicans had already signaled that they would not cut a deal while some Democrats claim that's bullshit. Either way, what type of concession could Schumer have got to serve as a fig leaf for voting for the CR? You tell me.

The point being, that a) as Carville put it so well, Democrats have to pick their battles -- and this one ain't it. Why? First off, as in almost all cases, the party that votes against a CR in the Senate gets to wear a government shutdown, no ifs, and's or buts. Schumer knew this only too well going in. 

Remember what happened to Gingrich in the bad old days? And then, b) there's the last Trump shutdown in 2018...well, it's no surprise to anyone. Guess who took the House after that shutdown? In short, the party that didn't cause it, namely, the Democrats.

So, Pelosi and the rest of them are wrong. Dead wrong. If you want to fight a battle in the Senate you do it on a winning issue for Democrats like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, VA benefits, pensions, etc. You don't give Republicans a fucking lifeline by shutting down the government. Schumer got it. A lot of his fellow Democrats, not so much...