I mean they have that luxury. They know that the house is going to stop it, or at least do enough to give them political cover. So excuse me if I think this might be strategic voting.
I see where you’re going, but wouldn’t they want to appear loyal to Trump, even if they knew the House is going to shoot it down? It seems like in the current GOP, there’s not really much upside for them bucking Cheetoh Jesus and the rest of the party on this, since loyalty to the demagogue is #1 above all else. Senate GOP seems at least slightly more responsible than the House (not by much, but in some situations they appear to at least try to work on bipartisan proposals), whereas the House is about as bad as daytime talk shows.
I mean they have that luxury. They know that the house is going to stop it, or at least do enough to give them political cover. So excuse me if I think this might be strategic voting.
I see where you’re going, but wouldn’t they want to appear loyal to Trump, even if they knew the House is going to shoot it down? It seems like in the current GOP, there’s not really much upside for them bucking Cheetoh Jesus and the rest of the party on this, since loyalty to the demagogue is #1 above all else. Senate GOP seems at least slightly more responsible than the House (not by much, but in some situations they appear to at least try to work on bipartisan proposals), whereas the House is about as bad as daytime talk shows.