With the new Congress getting settled in and the Democrats now in control of the House while a partial government shutdown exists, there appears to be no call for reasonable conversations and compromise from the Democratic side regarding the construction of a border wall.  No pun intended, but it seems that the Democrats have initiated a "Mexican standoff." Senator Chuck Schumer and newly reappointed House speaker Nancy Pelosi have consistently made two arguments as to why they will not acquiesce to President Trump's request for five billion dollars to construct the wall.  On the one hand, both have cited the president's campaign promise, where he stated that Mexico would pay for the wall, so from their vantage point, funds from U.S. taxpayers should not be needed.  Forgetting the fact that Trump may have a plan where Mexico will pay for the wall at some future point, resenting allegedly modified or amended campaign promises is not a...(Read Full Post)