Right now CSPAN is showing the House voting

[Roselma]

on the tax cut bill. Should be done in a few minutes.

[Roselma]

1. That didn't take long - it passed just now

[doc03]

2. Congratulations our grandchildren have another $900

billion hole to dig out of.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. On the short term they get their political goal

the long term... we will pay for this shit... as a nation.

There is no longer a long term in DC...

And the government is well beyond broken.

[doc03]

4. I think the Republicans have finally got their wet

dream a foot in the door for the destruction of SS.

[Roselma]

5. I think you're right. Additionally, they get to

pull the "shut down the federal government" stunt in February when we reach the debt ceiling.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Alas there is a little thing in this wet dream

the empire is starting it's collapse.

Rating agencies are paying attention to all this shit.

If the empire (when the empire collapses) it will lead to the end of way too many things, including the US.

Historians will not be kind to this generation of politicians regardless of party.