Also, the head of the CBO is a Republican appointee! However, he appears to be genuinely non-partisan and they can't rely on him to jigger the numbers in their favor, so they're in the uncomfortable position of having to pre-emptively discredit one of their own.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.