The level of propaganda to get this bill though is forcing the masks off. Nothing Rand Paul said was was unreasonable to a thinking person. The story you posted on the other hand is a straight up CIA propaganda hit piece. At least the propagandist on Fox talking to Blackburn to day tried to make an argument that the bill is about growth and a little cutting because with growth it will not be deficit bill. Stupid plan, but at least at least it is not without some merit.
Seems to me both parties are being destroyed from within, their one big purple party is probably waiting in the wings. Guess Trump was right.