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Because of course it did?
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by
Strongbad
If you want to pretend that it was anything but a foregone conclusion, be my guest. -- nm
Posted by
znufrii
Dec 2 '17, 06:41
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It was anything but a foregone conclusion. -- (edited)
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ReluctantCynic
Dec 2, 08:13
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They were only ever haggling over price. -- nm
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znufrii
Dec 2, 08:41
Though I think it was inevitable that tax cuts would win out over other factors, if not on this bill then another.
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Roger More
Dec 2, 08:31
I agree. The debt hawks should have killed this. They were bought off. When I was a conservative I remember National Debt being one of the pillars
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Bacon
Dec 2, 08:16
4
Precisely. Folks are already setting out the hypocrisy parade of Sens. Toomey, Cornyn, etc. At least Sen. Corker stood by his past commitments.
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ReluctantCynic
Dec 2, 08:21
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If the Republicans of the 90s had gotten their Balanced Budget Amendment passed, this bill couldn't happen. Up is down, Left is Right, Thunderdome!! -- nm*
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Bacon
Dec 2, 08:24
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It's kind of mind boggling. I've been reading a biography of Sen. Mark Hatfield and a couple books on the history of the 1986 tax reform.
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ReluctantCynic
Dec 2, 08:28
1
Yep such a different era now -- nm
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Bacon
Dec 2, 08:35
Yes, the Republicans have a long history of cooperation since Nov 2016. -- nm
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Strongbad
Dec 2, 06:57
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It's tax cuts for the super-rich, the GOP likes nothing more than that. -- nm
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ty97
Dec 2, 07:11
1
Not even throwing grandma over the cliff and stealing her healthcare? -- nm
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Strongbad
Dec 2, 08:35
Ok.
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znufrii
Dec 2, 07:04
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