The making of tax legislation, like the making of sausage, is never pretty to watch.
Liberals hate the bill because it drains so much money from federal coffers.
Conservatives are troubled because it provides only a modest long-term boost to savings and investment. But what may be most troubling are its gimmickry and false promises. That's no way to conduct tax policy. Normally, conference committees fix the anomolies in tax bills. Not this time.