Unless I totally misunderstand how this works, I don’t think you can do tax reform with Obamacare still on the books, because you lose the ability to declare the cuts revenue neutral. I think.
And none of this matters, because the next fight is going to be on the debt limit simply by a matter of the calendar.
Now that Trump and the Freedom Caucus have come to blows, how to do you think that is going to play out?
I think if you are conservative, this is a perilous moment. Trump’s entire reason for being is winning. The bill he personally backed couldn’t even get to the floor because it was such a loser.
He needs a win.
And he can get two easy ones with the help of.....the Democrats!!!
Immigration reform and infrastructure bill...come on down!!!
“And none of this matters, because the next fight is going to be on the debt limit simply by a matter of the calendar.”
The debt-ceiling fight is a win or win situation from a conservative point of view.
If the debt ceiling is raised, Trump wins and has political capital for his program.
If the debt ceiling is not raised, that’s even better because the government is forced to cut spending.