On Nov. 16, I was dismayed as our Sen. Orrin Hatch, a key player in the GOP’s proposed tax plan, became “righteously” indignant toward Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. Referencing Congressional Budget Office estimates of who would and who would not benefit under the GOP tax plan, Brown expressed his concerns regarding the big winners of the bill — billionaires and corporations, with losers being those who earn under $75,000.
Hatch knows that rich donors have been upset about not getting results from their hefty investments toward congressional re-election campaigns. Our aging senator from Utah, with precious little truth to respond with to Brown, opted to go self-righteous as he sought to use indignation to deflect Brown’s factual expressions.