CBO Gives Dems A $132B Christmas Present

Courtesy Donklephant  Sat, 12/19/2009 - 3:38pm

Congression Budget Office Douglas Elmendorf

Christmas is coming early this year for the Dems.

With the news that Ben Nelson is falling in line so Dems can avoid a filibuster, the passage of this health care bill has become much more likely (almost a certainty?).

Basically, Republicans can cry foul about socialism and fiscal irresponsibility all they want, but they really can’t do much more than that.

And now the Congressional Budget Office reports that the new...


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