Democrats would rather oppose Trump than secure the border

No one can say how the current partial government shutdown fight will end.

It has been suggested that Republican leverage was higher earlier in 2018 than now, mere days before Democrats take back the House of Representatives.

But that Jan. 3 switch also fundamentally changes the story. Democrats will become responsible for part of the federal government, and the cheap and lazy Democratic talking point that “Republicans control every part of government” will no longer be operative.

Incidentally, if Republicans truly did “control” all of government, they would have already passed the border wall. The only thing holding up a deal is the 60-vote requirement in the Senate. Republicans currently have 51 seats, but on Jan. 3 they will have 53 seats, and relieved of the constant headaches from Republican Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee.