So Republicans haven't passed one piece of major legislation yet (and they still haven't)

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sethnintendo said:

So Republicans last attempt before it goes from 50 to 60 votes on repealing ACA has met an end with a few republicans such as McCain going against this rushed "bill" that hasn't even been looked at by the budget office.


Watching republicans trying to govern is fucking hilarious.

The funny thing is that this is no longer Trump's monster. This is McConnell's monster, instead of doing something productive and reforming the utterly byzantine tax code the United States has, he willingly pushes through with bills that have a near-zero chance of success in the current senate. Pushing a replacement to the ACA should be a much easier task if (R)s are able to expand their majority in 2018.

The fact that Trump had to go negotiate with (D)s on the budget (and conceding ground on issues like border security in exchange for stability in the upcoming fiscal year) is also reflective of the impotence (or unwillingness) of McConnell as a Senate Majority Leader.

But, why should he care when he can just go blame Trump for his own incompetence, and people will applaud him for it?