Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein This is quite the way to celebrate a year in office. As we move past midnight tonight, the Trump presidency turns one year old. It may also make history, with the government shutting down for the first time while Washington is under full control of the Republican Party. Maybe the latest crisis will be averted, with Congress finding the votes for another temporary spending bill that delays the tough choices – the same tough choices that have been put off for a year already – for a few more weeks. Recent days will still have revealed the accumulation of failures of management and governance that have defined President Donald Trump’s time in office. The crises Republicans are warning about – the expiration of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the possibility of military spending cuts – only exist because of Congress’ failure to act earlier. Then there are the president’s confusing and contradictory messaging on immigration priorities and a spending bill. (Would the shutdown be happening without the “s---hole” comment? Without the president’s tweeted insistence: “If there is no Wall, there is no Deal!”?) This week had the White House doctor declare President Donald Trump, finally and unequivocally, “fit for duty.” Able to govern? That’s another story. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks If it happens, it may be remembered as the shutdown that never should have been. (Obviously, 11th hours were invented to avert crises ... Link to the full article to read more