4 Hard Lessons from the Trump Government Shutdown @alternet

4 Hard Lessons from the Trump Government Shutdown @alternet: A government shutdown benefits the anti-government party. 1. Trump’s words are irrelevant.In the normal scheme of the American government, the president has the final say. When everybody else wants to avoid making a decision, the chief executive has to execute. As the sign on Harry Truman’s Oval Office said, “The buck stops here.”