It's hard to know what they are thinking as one looks ahead to the 2018 elections. If the GOP doesn't want to talk about character -- which seems to be the ascendant issue, as seen by Roy Moore's loss in Alabama and the widespread backlash against male predatory sexual behavior, driven by suburban women who are voting in droves this year -- then all the Republicans can point to is their tax bill. While the GOP's opponents will emphasize intentionally widening inequality, don't be surprised if Republicans recast their only major legislative achievement in 2017 as a victory against the phantom enemy they love to hate: big government.
Unfortunately, as Sanders pointed out on the Senate floor Tuesday, millions of Americans are getting hurt and are going to be hurt by this needless legislation and similar moves that are sure to follow.
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