‘He Probably Knew This Was Coming:’ Pawlenty on Schumer Getting Backlash for Helping the GOP Avoid a Gov’t Shutdown

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BURNETT Radically ░░░░░░░░ the room Governor what ░░░░░░░░ you what do you ░░░░░░░░ hearing Van Jones describe ░░░░░░░░ situation like that within ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party right now ░░░░░░░░ Well when you hear ░░░░░░░░ Jones who s been ░░░░░░░░ the block not once ░░░░░░░░ 10 or 100 times ░░░░░░░░ That this Is the ░░░░░░░░ anger He has seen ░░░░░░░░ Democrats That s saying ░░░░░░░░ lot van that is ░░░░░░░░ A lot But you ░░░░░░░░ as A former majority ░░░░░░░░ Before I was governor ░░░░░░░░ understand A little bit ░░░░░░░░ what these deals are ░░░░░░░░ And any time now ░░░░░░░░ now when everybody s ░░░░░░░░ their political silos if ░░░░░░░░ compromise if you try ░░░░░░░░ be a statesman you ░░░░░░░░ the crap beat out ░░░░░░░░ you And that s ░░░░░░░░ he probably did It ░░░░░░░░ open and knew this ░░░░░░░░ coming And two you ░░░░░░░░ it s harder for ░░░░░░░░ Democrats to tolerate a ░░░░░░░░ than the Republicans because ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in broad strokes ░░░░░░░░ less about government And ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have a lot ░░░░░░░░ constituencies inside of government ░░░░░░░░ the public employees all ░░░░░░░░ public employee unions all ░░░░░░░░ nonprofits and grant recipients ░░░░░░░░ so if there would ░░░░░░░░ been a shutdown I ░░░░░░░░ not sure the democratic ░░░░░░░░ would have gotten better ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans I think ░░░░░░░░ have easily outlasted him ░░░░░░░░ probably had even further ░░░░░░░░ in this discussion.”