Reply #11: I really hate - ever - to agree even slightly with David Brooks.

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But frankly, I am not sure that he is completely wrong here.
Do I believe that the WH and Dems generally mishandled this whole issue, and badly? Yes, absolutely.
Do I believe that they got the best deal that they could have? I am not sure, given that they mishandled things badly and left this so late before bringing it to a vote. But there are vulnerable hostages to fortune here because of the mishandling and no rhetoric now wlll change that.
Do I believe that they could have gotten a better deal in January? Absolutely not.

But I really do take issue with this comment:
"You just have to acknowledge that there are other people in the world and even a president doesn’t get to stamp his foot and have his way."
Where was Brooks during the Bush years when that is exactly what the cabal did - stamped its foot and had its way to the detriment of the most vulnerable?