Commentary: In the Swamp Everyone Finds a Way to Win

Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said this week that raising taxes during a recession was a “special kind of stupid.” He’s not wrong, of course, but don’t be fooled. The high-fiving and devilish cackling over the Democrats’ latest spending bonanza isn’t just in the Democratic Cloakroom. 

In typical Beltway fashion, everyone is spinning this as a good thing, either publicly or privately, and real people are left with the bill.

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