Jonathan V. Last

When you put on those rosy glasses and remember the good old days, this is what I like to put on my old liberal Democrat hat. A reminder that George W. Bush didn't say he was going to give rich people a huge tax cut because he thought they were productive or they deserved to keep their own money. He just lied. He said, no, no, no, the poorest people are going to get the biggest tax cut.

When you put on those rosy glasses and remember the good old days, this is what I like to put on my old liberal Democrat hat. A reminder that George W. Bush didn't say he was going to give rich people a huge tax cut because he thought they were productive or they deserved to keep their own money. He just lied. He said, no, no, no, the poorest people are going to get the biggest tax cut.

When you put on those rosy glasses and remember the good old days, this is what I like to put on my old liberal Democrat hat. A reminder that George W. Bush didn't say he was going to give rich people a huge tax cut because he thought they were productive or they deserved to keep their own money. He just lied. He said, no, no, no, the poorest people are going to get the biggest tax cut.

You know, it wasn't true. Ronald Reagan was also, in many ways, selling himself as a new working man's Republican. He would, you know, speak to the unions. He would say, like, he's more populous than old... than older Republicans because it was never popular to say, I want a tax cut for the rich.

You know, it wasn't true. Ronald Reagan was also, in many ways, selling himself as a new working man's Republican. He would, you know, speak to the unions. He would say, like, he's more populous than old... than older Republicans because it was never popular to say, I want a tax cut for the rich.

You know, it wasn't true. Ronald Reagan was also, in many ways, selling himself as a new working man's Republican. He would, you know, speak to the unions. He would say, like, he's more populous than old... than older Republicans because it was never popular to say, I want a tax cut for the rich.

So people are always comparing the rhetoric of whoever is a Republican now with the policies of the old. But at the time, they were never selling the policies at face value.

So people are always comparing the rhetoric of whoever is a Republican now with the policies of the old. But at the time, they were never selling the policies at face value.

So people are always comparing the rhetoric of whoever is a Republican now with the policies of the old. But at the time, they were never selling the policies at face value.

We're just going to have to go through and look at some George W. Bush. We're going to have a separate bonus segment where we watch George W. Bush's 2003 speech about the second tax cut. We're going to watch the speeches about it together. And then we'll do a mystery science theater. That'll be some bonus content for the weekend. I'm not prepared to push back on that.

We're just going to have to go through and look at some George W. Bush. We're going to have a separate bonus segment where we watch George W. Bush's 2003 speech about the second tax cut. We're going to watch the speeches about it together. And then we'll do a mystery science theater. That'll be some bonus content for the weekend. I'm not prepared to push back on that.

We're just going to have to go through and look at some George W. Bush. We're going to have a separate bonus segment where we watch George W. Bush's 2003 speech about the second tax cut. We're going to watch the speeches about it together. And then we'll do a mystery science theater. That'll be some bonus content for the weekend. I'm not prepared to push back on that.

So I'll grant it to you for now with a caveat that we might have some bonus content later. I want to get into the policy substance of this a little bit. Just one more on the biggest picture. I thought Jared Golden's critique was pretty compelling because Jared Golden's been a craw in the eye of Democrats in a lot of ways. And he's probably been the most mansion-y in the House.

So I'll grant it to you for now with a caveat that we might have some bonus content later. I want to get into the policy substance of this a little bit. Just one more on the biggest picture. I thought Jared Golden's critique was pretty compelling because Jared Golden's been a craw in the eye of Democrats in a lot of ways. And he's probably been the most mansion-y in the House.

So I'll grant it to you for now with a caveat that we might have some bonus content later. I want to get into the policy substance of this a little bit. Just one more on the biggest picture. I thought Jared Golden's critique was pretty compelling because Jared Golden's been a craw in the eye of Democrats in a lot of ways. And he's probably been the most mansion-y in the House.

He hasn't maybe gone full mansion, but he has been willing to buck the Democratic Party on a number of things related to working class voters in particular. And so it was interesting to see his response to this bill. He writes this, the House GOP had every opportunity to work across the aisle to write a budget that put middle class families first.

He hasn't maybe gone full mansion, but he has been willing to buck the Democratic Party on a number of things related to working class voters in particular. And so it was interesting to see his response to this bill. He writes this, the House GOP had every opportunity to work across the aisle to write a budget that put middle class families first.

He hasn't maybe gone full mansion, but he has been willing to buck the Democratic Party on a number of things related to working class voters in particular. And so it was interesting to see his response to this bill. He writes this, the House GOP had every opportunity to work across the aisle to write a budget that put middle class families first.

Instead, they're ramming through an extreme agenda that takes health care away from the working poor and borrows trillions of dollars to fund a package of tax cuts tilted to those at the top. Mainers want more health care, not less. They want a tax code where everybody pays their fair share. They want Congress to get its fiscal house in order. The bill fails on each of those fronts.

Instead, they're ramming through an extreme agenda that takes health care away from the working poor and borrows trillions of dollars to fund a package of tax cuts tilted to those at the top. Mainers want more health care, not less. They want a tax code where everybody pays their fair share. They want Congress to get its fiscal house in order. The bill fails on each of those fronts.