GOP RECIPE FOR SURVIVAL – NO SUMMER VACATION AND IGNORE THE CBO
The Republicans claim they are going to get tax reform done this year — but this is not going to happen unless they do two necessary things.
First is to extend their number of work days and forget Summer Vacation. Second is to ignore the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revenue forecasts from the proposed tax changes.
Congress has scheduled a July 4 holiday and an August recess. Members’ spouses have already made plans for August — trips to faraway places or to see relatives — and promised fun events for the kids.
But most kids know there is no TV until the homework is done. First responders, like policemen and firemen, do what they need to do before going home. Businesses with deadlines don’t stop at 5 o’clock.
Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are smart enough to know that without a tax cut this year, their control of Congress after next year’s election is only going to be a memory. Real leaders understand that making the troops unhappy in the short run is at times necessary to achieve victory in the long run.
















