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Daddys & Taken T--Birds

( Daddys & Taken T--Birds) Fun, fun, fun, right ? Is that what the Senate, Democrats, and some Republicans alike, had when they, like the Beach Boys , spent that $1.7 trillion omnibus ? Who might "daddy" be ? Might it be Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy ? In recent comments, it was McCarthy's contention that there is no instinct for fiscal responsibility because the bill was bi-partisan and its two sponsoring legislators, Leahy (D) of Vermont and Shelby (R) of Alabama are no longer with the Body. Like delinquent tenants who destroy a House when they are finally forced to vacate. Technically, Speaker McCarthy should perhaps be gratified that the margin to the House GOP Conference is narrow. It can be said that 222 Members are more controllable than, say, 255 or a number like that. Herding cats would be an easier job than corralling all those what are in the end individuals who have to represent a District and not every locale has the exact same intertest. But t...