I am a worried man.
The Senate Republicans have utterly blown it this year. If they had revoked Obamacare in January and then passed a tax bill with real tax cuts and simplification of the tax code then they would have guaranteed Republican control of the Senate for years to come. Now they may not even keep control until the election next year.
I too am a worried man. Yes, they have blown it and the year is OVER. They will not advance at all on the tax legislation but will instead argue it to death amongst themselves.
Subtle things behind the scenes have changed but the long awaited forceful swing we voted for will not happen.
We will continue to suffer under barky care and if not totally that we will see little change in the cost of health care. It will continue to be unreasonably and unattainably expensive.
We will not see the needed and rational competitive tax reform we need to revitalize the nation. Instead we will have to settle for the better than nothing half-measure of temporary regulatory reform.
We may see a stronger military that gets some much needed new equipment but at a glacial pace.