
Is Scott Great?
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Sheldon White House and the Senate Rules of the Senate
John Avlon: Kevin McCarthy did what leaders of parliamentary bodies are supposed to do, which is shepherd a bill toward some sort of passage. He says since Obama started saying I have a phone and a pen and I can try, I can completely transcend this process and just sort of dictatorially deem things law,. For Trump and a lot of Trump's fans, actual achievements became considerably less important than the optics or the argument or the fight Or something like that.Avlon: It almost seemed like politics was being rearranged in this pseudo event. And it doesn't really matter what comes out in the end thing. Don't get too excited, John. The Senate can still pass the bill.
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