The big to-do list

Can progressives declare victory when something doesn't happen? Yes, when that something is the GOP To-Do list. But will voters care that the bad stuff didn’t happen? Terrence Heath lists several items that the House has been trying to get into the latest budget and tax cut deals with a few more items that are being saved for the next battle. I'll let Heath explain in detail why each of these is a bad idea.

• Extending a pay freeze for federal workers.
• Cuts in federal workforce
• Means testing of retirement benefits
• Accelerated approval of the Keystone XL pipeline
• Slashing unemployment benefits
• Allowing states to bar people from receiving unemployment unless they submit to drug testing
• Requiring the unemployed to be enrolled in GED or training programs.
• Stop the EPA from regulating incinerators
• Stripping $8 billion in preventative care funding out of the Affordable Care Act