CNBC Kinda Right About Dem Mal-Practice Over Tax Reform

As usual CNBC doesn't quite get it, but they sure come close...

It looks like the Republican tax reform bill is now a lock to pass in Congress and get signed into law, handing the GOP its first major legislative victory.

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But the other big story here is how the Democrats dropped the ball and failed their own base by failing to stop the bill.

I'm not sure Dems could have blocked this thing, they were likely relying on - a good bet actually - the GOP's inability to herd the cats and enforce party discipline the way the Dems do.  But a good plan doesn't mean assured success.  The GOP surprised everybody by both acting fast and coming together. 

Where CNBC gets it right is that the Dems have expended their energy in an orgy of nuttiness and "hot-button" issues that only touch a small minority of Americans' hot buttons (hard core Dems).  Yes, vituperating about sexual assault, wearing pussyhats, and tilting at impeachment windmills are NOT talking intelligently about tax policy and economic vitality.  Still, even then, it's not clear that Americans would have responded to their message if Dems had not taken their eyes off the ball.

People's 401Ks are exploding in value, companies are hiring, and economic optimism is getting up off the floor after eight years of Obama.  Walk into any small business across America, it's so obvious they feel it's due to Trump...and if Trump is saying this tax reform will deliver more of the same, folks are gonna believe Trump.  All the more so because the media says it won't.