Is This Really The Time To Be Planting A Flag On Not Funding The Post Office?

We’re happy to hear all the President’s arguments against keeping it going — next year.

But now? Are you insane?!

Because even if Trump and a group of conservatives who have been wanting to do this for a long time are completely right about all the ills of the modern postal system in this country, is this really the time to be making that stand?

They’re not right, BTW, but part of the point is sucking people into an argument right now. Instead of just — as any normal person would do — saying this is not the time!

Let’s say Trump’s right about all his list of grievances about the post office. Which he’s had 3 years to work on BTW, including 2 full years where he had Republicans in control in both the House and Senate. Trump’s #1 gripe is that the postal service has just become a plaything for the Amazons of the world, and should stop being so willingly subservient and just raise prices a lot instead of relying on the government. Would Trump be so adamant if Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos didn’t also own the Washington Post? Again, we’re not going to go down that rabbit hole today.

So again, let’s say Trump is right. So what?