How many times in a row will us Dems and Dem leaning media write, "Trump (or the GOP) will never be able to wriggle their way out of this one" and then they wriggle their way out? They just won the Senate, the House and popular vote for President after 1/6, drinking bleach, grab them by the pussy". Not sure "approval" numbers are actually indicative of the public's actual support.
"it’s also possible to imagine a stripped-down bill with only tax cuts and the debt limit increase" The problem is that this stripped down bill needs 60 votes in the Senate, OR an end to the filibuster. The 60 votes are never going to be there. But you also say the votes aren't there to end the filibuster. So, how could the stripped down bill pass?
The stripped-down bill could still be passed using reconciliation (and thus a simple majority). Stripped-down would only contain stuff that was already going to be kosher in the current bill; taking more things out shouldn't change anything as far as procedure goes.
How many times in a row will us Dems and Dem leaning media write, "Trump (or the GOP) will never be able to wriggle their way out of this one" and then they wriggle their way out? They just won the Senate, the House and popular vote for President after 1/6, drinking bleach, grab them by the pussy". Not sure "approval" numbers are actually indicative of the public's actual support.
"it’s also possible to imagine a stripped-down bill with only tax cuts and the debt limit increase" The problem is that this stripped down bill needs 60 votes in the Senate, OR an end to the filibuster. The 60 votes are never going to be there. But you also say the votes aren't there to end the filibuster. So, how could the stripped down bill pass?
The stripped-down bill could still be passed using reconciliation (and thus a simple majority). Stripped-down would only contain stuff that was already going to be kosher in the current bill; taking more things out shouldn't change anything as far as procedure goes.