Noam Scheiber (who has the unfair advantage of knowing what he’s talking about) reads the situation on financial reform the same way I do: after the Goldman filing, a fairly tough bill is inevitable, and the Democrats are in a position to both make the Republicans pay the maximum political price and rack up a solid legislative accomplishment. Somewhat atypically, the Dems seem to have decided to go for the kill, rather than politely helping the Republicans climb down with grace. Good!
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Nothing is ever inevitable in the United States Senate.