I like to see it as thinking strategically. As I said from the start, the ACA subsidies impact too few people, some 22M, to die on that hill. Now, far more people, who would not have been hurt if the CR passed, are now losing SNAP benefits, or going without a paycheck.

Oh, I understand the strategy, but I think it looks like we are doing nothing, and can be accused of doing nothing, because our strategy is to do nothing - just like Albaby said. Journos could write about how great the strategy is and it will still seem to everyone that trump is running the show and we are doing nothing - because that is what we are doing. People will scream about losing ACA and we did nothing.

It seems to me Trump hurt himself by lying that he had no funds to tap by law for SNAP, and it sure helps the judges told him to access the funds he's directed to use by law - so we got minimally hurt be SNAP - so far - and Trump should be hurt much worse - we'll see. I have a tough time figuring out these plays because there's a lot of uncertainty accompanying them. I have to read and assess multiple sources and evaluate as I go along.