{"id":12774,"date":"2017-11-01T17:20:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T22:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=12774"},"modified":"2017-11-01T17:22:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T22:22:08","slug":"12774","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2017\/11\/01\/12774\/","title":{"rendered":"They Never Wanted You For Your Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So we can at least say the <em><strong>GOP<\/strong><\/em> is not led by zombies. <i><b>NBC News\u00a0<\/b><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-gop-will-delay-releasing-tax-bill-sources-say-n816251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-gop-will-delay-releasing-tax-bill-sources-say-n816251&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1509660880669000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFt0NG76oymY0WYXD0untrfunIA9w\">reports\u00a0<\/a>on the progress of the tax reform bill:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"gmail_quote\"><p>House Republicans will delay releasing their tax bill until\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1617866588\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Thursday<\/span><\/span>, it was announced\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1617866589\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0night.The bill had originally been scheduled to be unveiled\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1617866590\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Wednesday<\/span><\/span>. But speculation over a delay was rampant on Capitol Hill\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1617866591\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0night, with representatives of House leaders pointing to the Ways and Means Committee for any final decision or announcement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In consultation with President Trump and our leadership team, we have decided to release the bill text\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1617866592\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Thursday<\/span><\/span>,&#8221; said Kevin Brady, R-Texas, the committee&#8217;s chairman. &#8220;We are pleased with the progress we are making and we remain on schedule to take action and approve a bill at our Committee beginning next week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Republican members privately aired their frustration with a process that they feel cut out of<\/strong>, and some issues were still unresolved hours before the bill had been slated for release.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My bold. I wonder how much longer Rep. Ryan (R-WI) will remain Speaker of the House. In this position, he has the ultimate responsibility on how these bills are written, and if he&#8217;s pissing off members of his own caucus, well, that&#8217;s not encouraging happy feelings. Right now it seems like Congressional Republicans, with key exceptions, are mostly useful for being votes &#8211; and nothing else.<\/p>\n<p>That can&#8217;t be a good feeling, especially as they watch their dominant Party demonstrate amazing incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>How many of them have learned to assess the long-term with clear eyes? Or are they crippled there, too?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So we can at least say the GOP is not led by zombies. NBC News\u00a0reports\u00a0on the progress of the tax reform bill: House Republicans will delay releasing their tax bill until\u00a0Thursday, it was announced\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0night.The bill had originally been scheduled to be unveiled\u00a0Wednesday. 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