Yes. The "Nothing to see here, folks!"/tu quoque argument is de rigeur in this type of discussion. Combine that with a little moving of the goalposts? Guarantee

Yes. The "Nothing to see here, folks!"/tu quoque argument is de rigeur in this type of discussion. Combine that with a little moving of the goalposts? Guaranteed hours of fun for the whole family. For those who are interested, this type of application is fairly recent. The Reconciliation Act was passed in 74. It hadn't even been out a year before it was being used in ways not anticipated by the sponsors, and the stretching has continued year-after-year. Relevant wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_... IIRC, CORBA was the first big "win", providing continuing insurance privileges to folks when they left their job. A great idea, no doubt, but not a damned thing to do with the budget. Also more information: https://www.votetocracy.com/blog/what-is-reconciliation https://www.votetocracy.com/blog/what-is-reconciliation Interesting historical quote from the second article. President Clinton attempted to use reconciliation to pass his 1993 health care plan, but Senator Byrd, according to Wikipedia, “insisted that the health care plan was out of bounds for a process that is theoretically about budgets,” Times have changed. Each year these things get easier and easier.