You know where that very important $700-billion figure came from?
\nHere\u2019s a quote from that Forbes story:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not based on any particular data point,\u201d a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. \u201cWe just wanted to choose a really large number.\u201d<\/p>\n
They made it up to be sufficiently ginormous to frighten everyone into rapid action.<\/p>\n
And it worked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Why did it really fail?<\/p>\n
Two words: NANCY PELOSI<\/p>\n
The Republican leadership had worked enough votes to probably pass this thing but then Pelosi couldn\u2019t resist an opportunity for a partisan attack.<\/p>\n
Her speech this morning before the vote absolutely poisoned the water.<\/p>\n
Did Pelosi single-handedly wreck the US economy? No.<\/p>\n
Would she have cared if she had? Absolutely Not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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