THE DUMBEST PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT OF ALL TIME.... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other top GOP leaders sent out a message to every Republican in the chamber: GOP senators will be expected to endorse a constitutional amendment mandating a balanced budget. No exceptions.
As of yesterday, the demands were successful -- literally everyone in the 47-member Senate Republican caucus signed on as co-sponsors of the truly ridiculous Balanced Budget Amendment.
The last time the BBA reached the Senate floor, 14 years ago, it came literally just one vote shy of passing. This time, proponents hope enormous deficits, combined with public confusion, have created a more favorable environment.
