I'm so tired of this BS that I almost hope they pass it, just so the GOP can own the mess they create.
The problem with having such an ineffectual congress is that when elections finally roll around they will campaign on the same stupid ideas they campaigned on last time, but will never deliver because they are such bad ideas. There is no intellectual accountability. Repeal and replace! Build the wall! Bomb Iran! Now they have all the power and should have no excuse for this dishonesty. Either do what you promised and live with the consequences, or STFU about your shitty ideas that no one likes.
But please stop lying to hard working red state Americans about how their problems can get fixed. Don't refuse to do anything just because the fixes look too much like the last administration's fixes. Either do those, or try something new, but don't wring your hands with indecision, do nothing, and then campaign on the same ideas you JUST decided were stupid when you finally had the chance to actually manifest national policy changes.
Who am I kidding? Reading my own paragraph makes it clear that is exactly what they want to do. Refuse to recognize the legitimate concerns of red state voters, make those problems worse, then run for re-election by tapping into resentment over those same issues. They have prioritized power over leadership.
This is how Rome fell, you know.