Even so, I will accept Mirengoff’s conclusion — as valid and genuine: this is a terribly misguided monstrosity.
And Trump doesn’t care — and he is not even trying to find a “political center” — in the US electorate.
Damn.
Here’s Paul’s, this morning:
…But political exigencies shouldn’t obscure the fact that this is very bad legislation.
I’ll conclude by returning to the question of whether Trump has found the political center here. The evidence suggests he has not.
A Washington Post / Ipsos poll found that Americans oppose Trump’s bill by almost a 2-1 margin. A good deal of this opposition comes from those concerned about the bill’s effect on the social safety net. However, 63 percent said that the estimated $3 trillion increase to the national debt is “unacceptable.” (Only 13 percent found it “acceptable.”)
Perhaps tax increases might have been even less acceptable [Editor’s correcting note — it does impose new taxes on all middle to lower income Americans]. But the fiscal irresponsibility of the Big Bill has not gone unnoticed by voters and apparently voters don’t take it lightly….
Um… yup, Paulie is right. He’s just over three years, and a few trillion short — in taking his supposed stand. All of this was well known by 2020, actually — as to where Ole’ Trumpie was heading. Ugh.
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