03-08-2018, 10:48 AM
So, to use a term from The West Wing, they threw it out with the trash to hide it. They actually addressed how putting things out on Friday was generally a time used to mask things they didn't want a lot of attention to, so it's a well known and widely used tactic. Not at all surprising that they would do this.
As to the news itself, also not surprising. I won't get all wonky on this, but this if you look at policies like this using evidence based analyses, then you know that many of the blanket anti-regulation arguments are erroneous. This isn't to say there aren't bad regulations, but so much of the disagreement in Washington has been based on partisanship (or other factors) rather than the reality of the policy. It's a frustrating situation to be in. It's not new, it's not one sided, and it's going to be difficult to fix.
As to the news itself, also not surprising. I won't get all wonky on this, but this if you look at policies like this using evidence based analyses, then you know that many of the blanket anti-regulation arguments are erroneous. This isn't to say there aren't bad regulations, but so much of the disagreement in Washington has been based on partisanship (or other factors) rather than the reality of the policy. It's a frustrating situation to be in. It's not new, it's not one sided, and it's going to be difficult to fix.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
