16 Oct '13 01:11>3 edits
The debt ceiling doesn't even make sense. It should instead be understood and procedure that without any kind of debt ceiling or debt ceiling vote that if Congress appropriates money, it will pay the bills. That is their job. There should be no conditions on Congress doing their job and paying for what they already appropriated.
I think the President and Reid are doing harm to the country and our budget process in entertaining conditions on the debt ceiling vote. Setting very harmful precedent.
Instead, stand strong, and have a CLEAN CR and a CLEAN debt ceiling votes with no conditions. There are a MAJORITY votes in the Senate and a MAJORITY votes (Democrats + moderate Republicans) in the House for both a CLEAN CR and CLEAN debt ceiling vote.
Let Cruz stop it in the Senate, or Boehner at the urging of the Tea Party radicals not let the votes go to the House Floor. Let Cruz or Boehner force the US default. Do not give them their ransom and reward their taking America hostage.
Consider the particulars and lunacy of having ransom conditions. For instance, the condition that the medical device tax be delayed for 2 years to get 3 months of debt ceiling increase? Really? And then what will be the ransom at 3 months? And the next time? And the next?
If you are Cruz, or Boehner, or Tea Party ideologues, do not take America hostage but instead fight in the budget process for deeper sequestration cuts or repeal or defunding of the ACA, and so forth. Do not demand such as ransom for America paying our past obligations. Win the Presidency and the Senate, especially if you want to repeal the main legislative achievement of the sitting President.
As for America, never a good thing to give in to terrorist ransom demands. We have no choice. Let Cruz or Boehner take us down. The US default is coming. Vastly increased interest rates. No more 0% auto loans, that's for sure. A lot of bankruptcies on the way. As for me, I hope I still have enough clients who can pay their bills.
The US default will happen. No doubt. I do not think Boehner will let the votes (clean or even conditioned bills) go to the House Floor where the Democrats and moderate Republicans would combine to give the needed 218 votes.
I think the President and Reid are doing harm to the country and our budget process in entertaining conditions on the debt ceiling vote. Setting very harmful precedent.
Instead, stand strong, and have a CLEAN CR and a CLEAN debt ceiling votes with no conditions. There are a MAJORITY votes in the Senate and a MAJORITY votes (Democrats + moderate Republicans) in the House for both a CLEAN CR and CLEAN debt ceiling vote.
Let Cruz stop it in the Senate, or Boehner at the urging of the Tea Party radicals not let the votes go to the House Floor. Let Cruz or Boehner force the US default. Do not give them their ransom and reward their taking America hostage.
Consider the particulars and lunacy of having ransom conditions. For instance, the condition that the medical device tax be delayed for 2 years to get 3 months of debt ceiling increase? Really? And then what will be the ransom at 3 months? And the next time? And the next?
If you are Cruz, or Boehner, or Tea Party ideologues, do not take America hostage but instead fight in the budget process for deeper sequestration cuts or repeal or defunding of the ACA, and so forth. Do not demand such as ransom for America paying our past obligations. Win the Presidency and the Senate, especially if you want to repeal the main legislative achievement of the sitting President.
As for America, never a good thing to give in to terrorist ransom demands. We have no choice. Let Cruz or Boehner take us down. The US default is coming. Vastly increased interest rates. No more 0% auto loans, that's for sure. A lot of bankruptcies on the way. As for me, I hope I still have enough clients who can pay their bills.
The US default will happen. No doubt. I do not think Boehner will let the votes (clean or even conditioned bills) go to the House Floor where the Democrats and moderate Republicans would combine to give the needed 218 votes.