Here’s the full exchange via Newsbusters.
Christie is dead on the money here. All the pomp and circumstance over the Democrats passing a Democrat bill with Democrat votes belays the fact that Americans simply don’t care about most of what’s in the bill. Climate change consistently ranks as one of the lowest priorities among voters, and certainly, hiring 87,000 IRS agents and raising taxes isn’t any more popular. The only provision in the entire act that might see wide support is the capping of insulin prices, but that’s such a micro-issue that it’ll be out of the country’s collective psyche within days.
The entire reconciliation bill is, as Christie says, an “inside Washington role.” It’s something that makes beltway dwellers squee, but back in the real world, people are still paying $10 for a pack of bacon. And the last thing they are going to be enthused by is seeing more of their taxpayer money wasted on green energy subsidies. Further, Karl attempting to brag about gas prices dropping (remember, he’s supposed to be an unbiased journalist) just comes across as out-of-touch. Yes, gas prices have come back down after blowing past previous record highs, but they are still 80 percent higher today than when Biden took office. That’s not an accomplishment. It’s simply failing a little less.
Christie is dead on the money here. All the pomp and circumstance over the Democrats passing a Democrat bill with Democrat votes belays the fact that Americans simply don’t care about most of what’s in the bill. Climate change consistently ranks as one of the lowest priorities among voters, and certainly, hiring 87,000 IRS agents and raising taxes isn’t any more popular. The only provision in the entire act that might see wide support is the capping of insulin prices, but that’s such a micro-issue that it’ll be out of the country’s collective psyche within days.
The entire reconciliation bill is, as Christie says, an “inside Washington role.” It’s something that makes beltway dwellers squee, but back in the real world, people are still paying $10 for a pack of bacon. And the last thing they are going to be enthused by is seeing more of their taxpayer money wasted on green energy subsidies. Further, Karl attempting to brag about gas prices dropping (remember, he’s supposed to be an unbiased journalist) just comes across as out-of-touch. Yes, gas prices have come back down after blowing past previous record highs, but they are still 80 percent higher today than when Biden took office. That’s not an accomplishment. It’s simply failing a little less.
