The Art of Politics

from Don Surber

This post originally was supposed to be about Katy Perry, who hates Donald Trump so much that she wrote a song against him last year. That's about as cutting edge as a butter knife. But to understand her situation, one has to understand President Trump's plan to rid the nation of two bills that were never introduced as legislation, but which the media treats as law.

DACA and DREAMers would reward 1.8 million illegal aliens with citizenship -- despite their being here illegally.

Trump wants to end these Fake Laws, and gave Congress until March to enact legislation, or his administration would enforce the real law.

He offered a compromise. He would allow citizenship if the DACA and DREAMers kept their noses clean for 12 years. In exchange, Democrats agree to funding the wall, ending diversity visas, and curtailing the friends-and-family chain migration that allows legals to bring in illegals.

The caterwauling on the right was almost as inane as the howling on the left.

However, Monica Showalter and other sane people saw through the fog of war and understood what Trump just did.

Making DACA and DREAMers wait 12 years would greatly reduce their number.

“It makes sense because studies show that most Dreamers are underachievers, many of whom are just high school graduates, heavy welfare users, have petty crime backgrounds, and do not speak English. It’s almost a given that most won’t make it to the twelve-year finish line without getting into a bar fight, getting caught graffiti-spraying, or be picked up for drunk driving. The only ones who make it will be those with a work ethic and family values. Those actually are the ones who could become Republicans in the long run. Trump knows this. Democrats don’t. They believe their own propaganda about all DREAMers being valedictorians,” Showalter wrote.

Confession: I knew it was a good deal when National Review called it "The Art of the Choke." I also knew it was a good deal when @PolAgnostic explained it on Twitter. "Everyone who has no experience negotiating deals summed up by 100+ pages of legalese should pay attention. You can learn the most important rule of negotiating next: If you aren't willing to walk away with NO DEAL, you've already lost," he wrote.

"Where've you heard that before? Negotiating an immigration deal falls under that rule.

"One side has multiple choices they can offer (Trump) and the other side (Dems) already have deal breaker "minimums" their radical base is demanding. (From outside of Schumer's house @ 3 AM)

"Only Trump can walk away. Trump's team goes in KNOWING what the Dems MUST HAVE for a WIN."

Now let me pause now to remind people that "The Art of the Deal" and "The Art of the Comeback" are merely Trump's riffs of "The Art of War," which goes back 2,500 years. This is basic stuff that requires stealth, patience, and discipline -- all of which are in short supply among liberals both in and out of the media.

The Tweetstorm by @PolAgnostic ended: "In September, the conventional wisdom of DC put a tax cut, much less reform, at a 0% chance of happening ... EVER ... during a Trump administration.

"EVER."And by Christmas --- POOF! The largest tax reform and cuts EVER.

"Stay Calm and Let President Trump worry about Making a Deal"

But the professional punditry are up in arms over this calling him a sellout, a loser, and even an artichoke.

Somehow these super-slick genius Democrats spent twice as much money as Trump did and lost the election.

But never mind all that. The pros tell us that the Democrats have Trump over the barrel.

Never mind that they said he would never be nominated and even on Election Night gave him less than a one-in-four shot at winning.

Now they write him off on DACA and DREAMers.

Which is why I turn to amateurs and bloggers for my insights. They seem to know what they are talking about.

America needs to control its borders again. I don't care if you are conservative or liberal. Open borders endangers your life.

Which brings me to Katy Perry, the singer who hates Donald Trump.

After all, he and his supporters are deplorable and xenophobic, don't you know.

But when it comes to her safety, Miss Perry is all build-the-wall.

"Pawel Jurski, who hails from Poland, was arrested in Miami last month after trying to bum-rush the stage at Katy's concert there, the Daily Mail reported.

He is infatuated by Perry and attended six of her concerts in 20 days.

"Katy's director of security told police that Jurski was the same man who climbed to the 14th floor of the Faena Hotel in Miami Beach trying to meet the superstar," the Mail reported.

The federal government started deportation proceedings.

I am glad.

My point is not that she is a hypocrite for having the man arrested and hopefully sent back to Poland.

My point is all Americans deserve the same protection from danger, not just singers who are stalked by fans.

The fear is real. The calls of xenophobia are fake. The Donald will prevail.