The only question for me is,.."What will politically benefit Trump more?"
I don't think another shutdown will hurt Trump politically as much as allowing the Communists to force him to compromise will.
The wall is his key issue. The Communists know that they have to shut it down in order to have a chance in 2020.
Good points. The Dems clearly don't care about the country's best interest, at least in this situation. They will keep opposing wall funding simply because they think it hurts Trump.
Frankly, I don't see any downside to Trump in not shutting down the government, but also coming up with a severely controlled budget, plus declaring an emergency . He gave them their chance. Now he should lower the boom.
After all, I am reading that W and O each declared multiple emergencies for far more trivial matters.
