OPINION_ Democrats are now the ‘No Deal’ party

NEW YORK POST

OPINION

Democrats are now the ‘No Deal’ party

By Marc Thiessen
January 22, 2019 | 7:43pm



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Last week, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia offered President Trump some advice on how to end the current border wall standoff. “Always try to find a solution in which both sides come out ahead,” Warner told the president. It’s good advice. Trump is taking it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer are not.

On Saturday, Trump offered Democrats a win-win compromise. In addition to his 230-mile physical barrier, Trump said he would support three years of legislative relief for 700,000 Dreamers as well as a three-year extension for 300,000 other immigrants whose temporary protected status is expiring.

These extensions, Trump said, would give Congress time to “work on a larger immigration deal, which everybody wants — Republicans and Democrats.” His offer, Trump said, was “straightforward, fair, reasonable and common sense, with lots of compromise,” adding that “both sides in Washington must simply come ­together . . . and find solutions.”

The Democrats’ response? Pelosi called the offer a “non-starter” even before Trump ­delivered his speech. Schumer declared it “one-sided and ineffective.” That’s ridiculous. Obviously, Trump’s proposal is only an opening bid. But instead of making a counteroffer and negotiating in good faith, Democrats are demanding unconditional surrender.

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By contrast, Pelosi and Schumer are pandering to their party’s hard-liners. It is a pathetic display of political cowardice and opportunism. Their hatred for Trump is so all-consuming that they can’t bring themselves to ­accept his outstretched hand and make a deal that would give them many of their long-held immigration priorities.

They could have enacted comprehensive immigration reform when, under President Barack Obama, they had control of the White House, the House and a 60-vote, filibuster-proof margin in the Senate. They failed to do it then, and they are failing to capitalize on this opportunity now. It increasingly appears that Democrats don’t want a solution; they want the issue.

While Democrats are genuflecting to their base, Trump is showing leadership. If he continues on this path, the American people will eventually come to realize it. Polls show that the vast majority of voters want both sides to compromise. On Saturday, Trump openly embraced compromise. The Democrats rejected it. Their position is irresponsible and unsustainable. Time is on the president’s side.

Twitter: @MarcThiessen

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