Actually, they had a plan prepared in advance for this dire eventuality. It is the plan that they have developed for EVERY eventuality.

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Guess yet? Yeah, baby, tax cuts for the rich! And they are not about to flinch from the task.

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That’s right. In response to a genuine crisis in American government, they will attempt, one more time, to pass one of the most irresponsible pieces of fiscal legislation ever. Under the guise of tax “reform,” they will introduce a bill that does nothing to close any of the loopholes they promised to close. Under the guise of a bill to benefit the middle class instead of the rich, they will try to cut taxes massively for, oh, the rich. Under the guise of a party devoted with near-religious fervor to budget rectitude, they will do their utmost to massacre the revenue stream and do nothing to replace it.

And they would consider all of this a triumph! Without it, according to the linked story, they “would have virtually no argument for re-election in 2018.” Huh? Run that by us again. Let’s put this a different way: How about if they DO pass this monstrosity, they “would have virtually no argument for re-election in 2018.” Have we really arrived at the point that the electorate clamors for action, even if it is profoundly in the nation’s worst interest? Don’t answer that.