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Just as everything's infratructure, everything seems eligible for "reconciliation" if you want it badly enough …. https://t.co/QeoibNfeJO

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2021

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April 07, 2021 at 01:03PM
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The real infrastructure is the friends we made along the way.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2021

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April 07, 2021 at 12:15PM
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Progress. Don't knock it. https://t.co/hYYYtsuZob

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2021

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April 07, 2021 at 01:01AM
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Seems kind of tautological … https://t.co/l3jlewLtzZ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2021

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April 07, 2021 at 12:48AM
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The argument would be that tax/spend decisions are typically reversible, but non-Byrd decisions (immigration, environnment, war) often aren't–while with others (e.g sexual morality) you'd want a broad consensus for federal action. Still why put gun control in 60-vote bucket? 2/

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2021

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April 07, 2021 at 12:40AM
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If the end result is that we have a parliamentary system for all laws that can satisfy the Byrd rule (eg about taxes and spending) and near-gridlock for all cultural and other non-fiscal issues…that *seems* untenable, but might make crude sense. 1/ https://t.co/vHWPep9g0v

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2021

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April 07, 2021 at 12:28AM
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So how often can the majority use reconciliation? Press accounts maddeningly imprecise on what seems to be a crucial point. "[U]se the tool as often as they want" says Politico https://t.co/FYucSXWwZ8 The Hill seems more circumspect: https://t.co/XsXbDeorxd

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2021

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April 06, 2021 at 10:30PM
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Can we drink Mexican Coke? Someone get a ruling from the parliamentarian.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 7, 2021

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April 06, 2021 at 09:37PM
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Did Hunter Biden Incriminate Himself In A Federal Crime? https://t.co/ACeiiwpZTC

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2021

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April 06, 2021 at 02:31PM
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"Privately, senior GOP officials are telling us the ruling doesn’t say exactly what Democrats are saying it does."

Need to see the ruling … https://t.co/LMSJ90CObD

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2021

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April 06, 2021 at 01:40PM
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She only does 'root causes.' https://t.co/JX7wKF78QW

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2021

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April 06, 2021 at 12:03AM
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"The ruling further means that the fiscal 2021 budget could be revised a third time to set up a third reconciliation' spending package, also subject to a simple majority vote."

Really, three reconciliations? If so, why not four? Five? https://t.co/B2fRuCTsxP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 11:46PM
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"During former President Trump’s first year in office, Republicans used a budget resolution [ie. reconciliation] in fiscal 2017 to advance legislation that would have repealed parts of the Affordable Care Act."
So pathetic, in retrospect. Thanks, P. Ryan https://t.co/DsIQbkrve7

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 10:50PM
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Not many bigshots on the Left (who aren't woolly '60s vets) are willing to speak up strongly against a "clampdown" on uncurated free speech. Here's one of them: https://t.co/Ie5FfEpbQe

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 10:39PM
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This is all because Jared squandered Trump's huge initial cash haul? https://t.co/AGMtUIlwFZ https://t.co/PcDFOxKBuJ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 07:26PM
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A big deal: "Senate parliamentarian rules Democrats can sidestep two more GOP filibusters" https://t.co/B2fRuCTsxP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 07:18PM
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“It’s got too much junk in it." https://t.co/xgwRAyWTUQ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 06:45PM
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Areas with "exclusionary zoning" that we want to affect are richer areas–i.e. areas least likely to be susceptible to lure of some federal grant money. https://t.co/CSUq1p3dyY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 04:20PM
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Biden is going to "eliminate exclusionary zoning laws" through "a grant program that would provide funding to areas that eliminate exclusionary zoning."? https://t.co/uIn59nP6hp Seems… how to put it … unlikely to have much impact.https://t.co/LI5mJbtddd

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 04:13PM
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So are they going to rip down I-10 in New Orleans? If not, plans to “'reconnect' communities of color to economic opportunity" seem unclear. (Similar to way the War On Poverty's mechanisms were unclear?) https://t.co/RX7jSpfebI

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 04:01PM
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PROACTIVE FRAMING! WH coordinates messaging with all stakeholders! The message: "Root causes." Does anyone think this is adequate? Takes a long time to deal with 'root causes,' and is unlikely to work at that. People are streaming across the border *now.* https://t.co/d5Ra5i82tP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2021

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April 05, 2021 at 03:03PM
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This is the moment when the Parrot Room won the future https://t.co/GWzNTfpHpa

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2021

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April 03, 2021 at 08:45AM
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