By playing their game of tactical chicken to appease a subset of the republican party, the GOP has already walked away from the best deal they were going to get; There was a chance to get important concessions on major entitlements, but the no new taxes mantra puts us back into gridlock. The deal that’s finalized will eb worse for both parties and the country.
Looking for our Cincinnatus to bring sanity to DC
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