Plus, I think Trump can fire all the cabinet members if he sniffs that they are trying to twenty-five him.
just more whining from the crybaby in chiefâŚ
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Its going to involve both the House and the Senate. And the Senate right now is a much bigger challenge for any GOP tax plan.
McConnell has already said he wants it to be ârevenue neutralâ so he can use reconciliation. Its extremely doubtful that any bill that comes out of the House will meet that requirement, even using dynamic scoring.
Its too early to count heads yet, since we donât even have a framework, let alone a bill, but without Corker, its highly doubtful that McConnell can get to 50 votes for any bill. Lee will split off, Paul will split off, and there is a pretty good chance that a half dozen or so other republicans will balk at any tax cut that explodes the deficit. So before they even get started they are 2-7 votes down.
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I love Sam, but he did have to eat a bug when Trump got elected.
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Does it have to be neutral over the existing budget to use reconcilliation, or just not more than the $1.5 trillion increase (!) passed in the last bill?
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Bingo!
Trump is already pushing the envelope on that matter, by using âactingâ people without actually going through the Senate hearing process. If he believes that there is a serious chance of a WH coup being staged by Pence, he will clear house rapidly to head it off.
And that immediately raises two legal challenges. Can a President fire his Cabinet if they are in the middle of a 25th Amendment solution? Do âactingâ Cabinet members get a vote or no?
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Does anyone else love #AlertTheDaycareStaff? Can we make this trend? You know that Trump would noticeâŚ
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Thatâs interesting, about the reasoning for not getting staff approved by the senate. Thanks.
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You work for a tyrant and an idiot. EVERYONE hates the guy. You announce youâre resigning as a prelude to your retirement, but itâs effective in 3 months. And for those three months the boss canât make you leave the office, nor can he tell you to shut up.
Tell me thatâs not something about 50 million people would currently sign up for.
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I think it depends on what the bill is. For example, if its introducing new regulations (which a tax reform bill certainly would), than I donât think it survives a Byrd bath.
But whatever the parliamentarian requires, McConnell WANTS a reconciliation process. He will struggle to get to 50 votes, 60 votes is out of the question.
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Somebody (politco or slate I think?) actually ran an article recently about this very issue, though more aimed at deputy appointments that Trump hasnât formally nominated but is instead having them be âactingâ officials instead.
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One comment by trump really bothered me. He alluded to having to make the calls and being worn out by the 5th one in a day. As if it compared in any way to what the families of lost soldiers go thru. He makes himself the victim and that angered me.
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He does seem to be enjoying himself:
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Just keep the bickering inside the GOP and away from us innocents. Seriously, this is what passes for Presidential communications?
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Animosity.
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Third-grade schoolyard bully.
Câmon, letâs grift again, like we did last summer.
Firm has 2! employees and is from Secây Zinkeâs home state. Surprise!
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Itâs extremely difficult for me to take seriously anybody who has âphdâ in their twitter handle, whether or not they have one.
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Lâetat câest moi, sez Donnie Dipshit.
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For some people, I would say yes. But that doesnât seem to be Corkerâs style/approach. He has tended to be very measured and restrained. This seems like goading rather than smacking back at.
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