Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Gov't opens until just after the Super Bowl Date:   1/25/2019 5:26:36 PM

I don't think Trump caved, but talks of flights being cancelled and delays, that impact the economy are not something Trump wants.  I don't think that he believes Dems will negotiate in good faith, so he does this and reopens the government for 3 weeks - if at the end of that time, he can always shut the government down and then declare a national emergency and take money fof the wall.  I can't help but believe there is a strategy behind this decision. But I know that a lot of government employees will be glad to get back to work and be glad to collect back pay to catch up their bills.  I hope the lesson that they learned is that the government is no longer a stable employer, and that they need to have emergency back up money for this kind of situation.