Who is happy with the deal?

I posted the title of this thread to make the point that I think this is not really a fair question. Most Democrats would not be happy; a compromise was made with the other party who wanted a lot of bad things so I did not expect a deal I would be happy with. I am not happy with many provisions.

The question might be, "would you as a member of Congress have voted for this deal?", and that is much tougher to answer.

I have been involved in state legislative negotiations and a natural advantage always seemed to go to the side most willing to see nothing happen and that side was sometimes the most irresponsible one.

It is very difficult to negotiate with irresponsible actors and I think that is what happened here and without being involved, I am going to trust that my President and Democratic Leaders did the best they could.

Flame away