Welcome to Capitol Hill, the land of WWE fake fights.
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The media is agog with excitement over the prospect of a government shutdown as Senate Republicans and Democrats appear to be at loggerheads over the budget bill. Ironically, despite all the bitter shouting and finger-pointing, there is no major point of contention on 99.9 percent of the budget. Republicans literally gave Democrats everything they wanted. Think of all the outrageous and often illegal executive actions Obama has taken this year. The GOP budget funds every policy, along with the White House’s requested spending levels. This bill funds Obama’s entire legacy.
Nonetheless, in order to show that he can orchestrate a fight — just because he can — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (F, 42%) withheld from Democrats two very minor concessions. He had no problem consummating Obama’s internet giveaway and refugee resettlement increase — policies that will fundamentally transform this country. He had no problem passing a budget bill with no limitations on the Iran deal and ransom payments. He had no problem passing a budget without any tweaks to Planned Parenthood funding or Obamacare. In fact, the bill contained Zika funding for Puerto Rico’s Planned Parenthood affiliate. In addition, McConnell gave Harry Reid, R-Nev. (F, 2%) a continuing resolution (CR) that expires in the lame-duck session so that Democrats can use December to pass terrible policies, such as criminal justice deform.
So what is the GOP hill to die on?
Keeping funding for the Flint, Michigan water crisis out of the CR and retaining a provision blocking Obama’s Security and Exchange Commission from requiring publically traded companies to disclose their political donors.
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The stupid party: This is the GOP's hill to die on?! https://t.co/esjFbKwnCh
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) September 28, 2016
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