Maybe he's happy because Trump is in deep doodoo and he can safely stop defending him.
He might be happy because he gets to go on vacation.
McConnell cancelled the August recess. Maybe now we know why he's happy in August. He's gonna pass something then isn't he...
Wooohoooo... I'm actually going to a tour of the Capitol tomorrow with my mother, via my senator's office. Should be interesting in light of all this. Wish me luck!
Wearing a sleeveless halter tomorrow, too. ? If that ain't sufficient, I'll be happy to adorn myself in bellydance gear and dance right past the speaker's lobby... ?
Meant to reply to the statement that CA has free higher ed: We do not. In fact the CA college/U system has gotten so expensive that it's frequently more affordable to send your kid to a neighboring state (ours is headed to AZ in the Fall). It's also gotten ridiculously hard to get in with less than a 3.9 GPA, even to the "back up" schools. For example, our daughter had a 3.0. She applied to 7 CA state colleges and 1 UC, and only 1 school accepted her - Channel Islands. Had she gotten into, say CS Chico, it would have cost MORE to send her there due to high costs of room and board and travel. AZ is actually closer and has way lower living expenses for students.
Paul, I agree with you. We will end out okay. I believe that.
News tonight is that Senate doesn't have the votes to pass the bill. So no bill for now. This fits my earlier prediction that McConnell looked sad and disappointed the first few weeks of July.
Started a new thread on that, here and in the comments. My posts in comments still are held up in moderation, though.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/07/17/mike_lee_jerry_moran_stab_trumpcare.html
Meghan, Thanks for posting. I don't know why in the world the wordpress application held your post. Argh. Just approved it. Comment moderation is a never ending cyber mystery. Thanks for your patience.