know what? it s not that easy. trump was ready to cut and run and get on to the next thing. but getting on to the next thing for reasons both politics and actuarials in the house requires getting this done. so the tax reform push is what s behind this. i think largely. the other thing, and i talked the a loft moderate members and other members in the house who were going through this process last week and now this week in the whipping process, there was one other simpler thing, not just the tax cut dynamic, but also just the simple words we got to win one for the team. and you heard, that was the message that was being delivered over and over again to the moderate members. and eventually they decided to capitulate on that front. i have to say that is a very shortsighted view of what winning means. and i think this almost defines the notion of a pyrrhic victory, what they managed to register today. well, charlie, the clear message that they believe this is a win is that they had a v
also just the simple words we got to win one for the team. i think largely. the other thing, and i talked the a loft moderate members and other members in the house who were going through this process last week and now this week in the whipping process, there was one other simpler thing, not just the tax cut dynamic, but also just the simple words we got to win one for the team. and you heard, that was the message that was being delivered over and over again to the moderate members. and eventually they decided to capitulate on that front. i have to say that is a very shortsighted view of what winning means. and i think this almost defines the notion of a pyrrhic victory, what they managed to register today. well, charlie, the clear message that they believe this is a win is that they had a victory celebration. yeah. they had a victory celebration at the end of the game. inning of the legislative and we ve never seen that before. i said when i saw this, i immediately asked eve
first stage of the tax cut in obamacare. and by the way, the senate might vepass this health care thing, and you won t have to live with the results. lawrence, i m going say the two words that i know you like better than any other. you are right. actually, that s three words. i ll take it. i don t care how many words it is. you have the floor, john heilemann. take your time! i will say i ve been making this argument, and others have been making this argument for several weeks now that this is the driving force behind the reviving the push to get this bill through the house after donald trump said when the bill collapsed the first time, we re moving on. he said we re moving on. we re going to go do tax reform. and they looked up and said you know what? it s not that easy. trump was ready to cut and run and get on to the next thing. but getting on to the next thing for reasons both politics and actuarials in the house requires getting this done. so the tax reform push is what s beh