119th Congress or Red Wave In Adult Land

chop2chip said:
She’s the worst member of Congress by my measure.

That includes the wacky progressive tankies on the left
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She shows such a uniquely open disdain for seemingly all of her constituents all of the time. At least the other wackadoodles in Congress seem to understand they need to at least show some nominal amount of support for *some* of the people you represent occasionally. Mace just decided if she says Hold The Line enough times, she can pretend her personal grievances are a substitute for that.

To wit:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1988396167357772140
 
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mqt said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1988754160607465500

This isn’t aimed at Luna, but how in the actual fuck does a provision get slipped into a bill that is voted for by the United States Senate? Why would 60 Senators either not read a bill they signed or look at that provision and say “yeah, sounds legit?”
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What's with this naivete? The senators might not read every page but they have staff who brief them on the details.
 
I like Luna. She genuinely tries. The one lasting memory I will always have of Mace is her telling the National Prayer Breakfast that her fiancé tried to get frisky with her while she was getting ready to attend, and that she had to shoot him down so she wouldn’t be late but she’ll take care of him later. Just classless.
 
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/republi...effrey-epstein-2ccaa406?mod=opinion_lead_pos1

The government shutdown is over, but when it comes to Congress it’s hard to tell. Is there something that Republicans would like to accomplish in the next vital year while they still control the House, Senate and White House?

It isn’t obvious there is, at least not anything consequential.

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None of this will change government policy in a way that enhances freedom, helps the economy, or improves the social fabric. Immigration reform now that the border is secure? Not a chance. Reforms in permitting for energy, mining or public works? Nada.

Democrats will run against Republicans next year on the cost of healthcare and enhanced pandemic-era subsidies for ObamaCare. Republicans can dodge the subject and hope voters don’t notice, which is a losing strategy. Or they could offer a health freedom agenda that would create more private insurance options. If any Republicans have been thinking about this, we haven’t heard it.

How about pro-growth tax policy? Republicans have a rare chance to use budget reconciliation again during this Congress to dodge the Senate 60-vote rule for tax and spending bills. The news here is that Republicans don’t seem to have any idea what they would put in such a bill.

They won’t index capital-gains income for inflation because that might be seen as helping the affluent. They won’t cut spending because Democrats will object and call them mean. They won’t try more welfare reforms for, well, the same reason. They won’t even try to reform the budget process that automatically increases spending each year in the “budget baseline.”
 
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