Posted on 09/07/2017 7:54:51 AM PDT by 198ml
Soak this in: It's now possible that Trump's biggest legislative wins this year will be more spending and raising the debt cap — the exact opposite of what Tea Party Republicans came to D.C. to do.
Trump "brazenly rolled his own party's leaders," as AP put it. Plus his own Treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin — in front of leaders of both parties.
Why it matters: Tax reform is now less likely, with trust ruptured between Trump and Republican Hill leaders. Democrats are more likely to flip the House in 2018: Republicans have less than ever to show their voters.
A Democratic source tells us: "[T]he sequence was GOP pushing for 18-month debt [limit increase], then 12, then 6, then Trump cutting them off and agreeing with us on 3. ... The Oval Office spins fast in Trump's White House."
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
Wait, I thought the FR consensus back in Feb. or so was “It’s OK to push thru yet another crappy CR, Mr. Trump will get the job done (real budget) in September for fiscal 2018 after Congress comes back in session”. Instead they “kick the can” yet again with another CR and debt ceiling increase. Not even a suggestion or a try for a clean relief bill with offsetting budget cuts. Now with Irma/Florida are they going to do another $10 billion?!?
FYI: Harvey relief/CR/debt ceiling bill text: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr601
“the vegas odds of Trump capitulating to pc are 1000-to-1.”
I agree, if not less.
What’s more, Trump and his dad were national fundraisers for Reagan. If he was a Democrat at some points, he was a Reagan Democrat.
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