Shields and Brooks on how politics of 2017 will affect 2018
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's news, including the GOP tax bill signed into law, the things lawmakers...
========== JUDY WOODRUFF: And to the analysis of Shields
and Brooks.That is syndicated columnist Mark Shields
and New York Times columnist David Brooks.Gentlemen, welcome.Three days before Christmas, Congress has
just gone home.David, the president says this tax bill that
they passed is a great gift for the Americanpeople.He said today corporations are going wild
over this.They're showering their employees with bonuses.But the polls show people are still skeptical.What are people to make of this?DAVID BROOKS: Yes.Well, I have not been a big fan of this tax
bill for a whole number of reasons, one ofwhich I think was revealed today.When you look at all the intricacies of it,
not all the big things, little changes thatcould have vast effects on American societies.For example, w...