Reagan had to give in all the time to get bills passed. But he got enough of what he wanted and he was happy.
It is not possible to be pure.
There is tons of good in the bill and I will take the good if there are some things I don't want.
But people like you are never happy about anything. If Trump was a dictator, then I would agree with you, but he is not. Everyone has to get something to get a bill passed. That is how it works. It is not possible to be pure.
“It is not possible to be pure”
However, it is possible to deny the EITC to illegals while at the same time increasing taxes on millions of citizens.
Thanks
But it is possible to be principled. They refused to abolish Obamacare, this is a tax break for the wealthy, we don't hear anything about EVerify anymore, and we'll probably not get the wall. Will DACA happen without getting EVerify and not including anyone but the "dreamers" in the deal? I'm thrilled President Trump disintegrated ISIS, but is he going to leave Syria now? Assad was better off before Obama's warmongering; let him put his country back together without our "help". Why is Ivanka still in the WH? Her and Jared's liberal views are toxic. And why aren't there at least some middle-class Deplorables in positions?
I still applaud what President Trump aspired to do. The swamp is murkier than we thought. It's the self-inflicted mistakes that bother me.
Only for Conservative coalitions.
The Democrats achieve political purity all the time...
ObamaCare.
Non-enforcement of immigration laws.
100% Pure Left Supreme Court appointments since 1962.
Close to 100% Leftist Purity in education, government jobs, and every major news organization.
I can list 20 more examples off the top of my head, if you are interested.
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My taxes are going up.
Most peoples taxes are going up.
Ryan is talking about cutting SS and Medicare benefits to “pay” for the tax cuts to corporations.
How do you think that is going to play in the 2018 elections?
The GOP has a great talent of wasting away opportunities.