ERICKSON: The Shutdown Necessarily Continues

The Democrats have long supported securing the border. But it is a signature initiative from President Donald Trump. So now they oppose it. The President cannot cave in, or Nancy Pelosi gets a win. There should be a way out, but both sides are now committed to their positions. Short of TSA workers just not showing up, thereby grinding air travel to a halt, the shutdown will continue.

Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all built fencing and walls on the border with Mexico. There actually is a reasonable argument in support of such security. Prior Presidents, along with members of Congress of both parties, agreed.