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This seems like a really smart move to me. It's a win-win for Democrats -- either the bill passes, along with all this reform that was stuck into it, which dem
by 2bitencryption 7y ago
This seems like a really smart move to me.
It's a win-win for Democrats -- either the bill passes, along with all this reform that was stuck into it, which dems can brag about to voters in the campaign.
Or it doesn't pass, because of all the stuffing, and dems get yet another example of republicans moving slowly on the issue and blocking much-needed reform.
- whatshisface 7y agoIt's only a win-win from the political perspective of the house majority. From the perspective of the public good, legislation needs to pass. The people will not really benefit from another political missile being added to one side's arsenal, they need working legislation.
- 2bitencryption 7y ago> It's only a win-win from the political perspective of the house majority sounds like American politics in a nutshell to me, aside from a few rare exceptions!
- crooked-v 7y agoSo tell your Senator to pass the bill, then. Any negative aspect here is entirely on the heads of the Republican senate majority for being worse than useless about any kind of public relief. They could easily get ahead of this thing by passing a lesser bill that provides some or temporary benefits, but that would mean helping people instead of corporations.
- pmiller2 7y ago> Or it doesn't pass, because of all the stuffing, and dems get yet another example of republicans moving slowly on the issue and blocking much-needed reform. Yep, and that's exactly why we've elected 8 Republican administrations (not counting Ford because he wasn't elected), and 5 Democratic administrations since 1968. Oh, wait....