Marshall Sanford: “Is it optimistic? Are we lulling ourselves to sleep based on forecasts that are relatively benign in what may prove not…”

I, humbly, 100 percent totally disagree with you on that one. I mean, if you look at the baseline over the next ten years, we're talking about $86 trillion of spending, right?

It shows the danger of Donald Trump in my mind, because what it says is somebody as highly elected as Kevin McCarthy will twist himself in knots to stay relevant with the Trump base.

If this were a Democrat, if this were a President Obama or President Hillary Clinton, would there be more outrage by Republicans voiced? I assume the answer would be yes?

That which has traditionally worked in GOP politics isn't so much working these days. I've seen this erosion, you have too.