One man's emergency.....

       Donald trump, while pulling the greatest political con game in history, declared over 20 times to his base that Mexico would pay for his stupid wall.

Well, as it turns out, it's not Mexico but us tax payers who will be paying for it. Mr. trump has staked his political career on this, and this is why he will do anything to have his way with this wall.

He shut down the government to try and get it, and now he is declaring a national emergency to get funding to build his wall. (Quick note: If this is such an emergency, why didn't he declare one as soon as he took office and his party controlled all branches of the government? What is making this an emergency now?) You could argue that the right-wing screaming heads have been in his ear, and they have told him in no uncertain terms that he is dead to them if he doesn't push for this wall. trump is not very smart, but he can do basic math, and if he doesn't have his base in his corner he is going to lose in 2020 big time. So this is why Mr. trump is doing this now.

All I have to say to republicans is this: Be careful what you wish for. When a democratic president declares that global warming is a national emergency, I don't want to hear the screaming from the right.

I am just wondering where trump is going to get the money from to build his wall. That money has to come from somewhere.

"White House aides have been working behind the scenes to identify unspent money that could be used for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in the hopes of showing Trump's supporters he is delivering on a central promise from his 2016 campaign. 

Congress is set to vote Thursday on legislation that includes $1.375 billion to build about 55 miles of barrier, far short of the 234 miles of new wall the administration sought in January.

But acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has said Trump has options that would not require congressional approval, nor would they require the president to declare a national emergency at the border – a step that is controversial among Republicans and Democrats alike.

Neither Trump nor Mulvaney have said where they would get the money or how much they believe could be freed up. Experts say the White House can move funds around – particularly at the Pentagon – but they cautioned those options carry risks and won't solve the president's need for billions more to build a wall. 

"You’re talking about going into the Department of Defense, because there's no other place to go," said James Dyer, a veteran former Appropriations Committee aide. "I can’t imagine the political disruption that this is going to cause."

Trump has said he is not happy with the measure but has stopped short of threatening to veto it. The legislation also provides the funding of government agencies needed to avert another government shutdown when current spending authority runs out Friday at midnight.

He has also made clear that he believes he can come up with more money without going to Congress.

"We have options that most people don’t really understand," Trump told reporters at the White House Wednesday." [Source]

No Mr. trump, we do understand, and that's what scares us.