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liberalmediaaddict

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6. Democrats could have dealt with this during the lame duck

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jan 14, 2023, 12:19 AM

Jan 2023

However Manchin thought it would be wrong to raise the debt ceiling using budget reconciliation with only Democrat votes.

So now the House Republican nihilists are going to hold a loaded gun to the world economy for the next 2 years.

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House Republicans prepare emergency plan for breaching debt limit [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 OP

The GOP has gone full rogue and needs to be deported with immediate effect. Ford_Prefect Jan 2023 #1

"REPUBLICANS ARE PREPARING A PLAN" BOSSHOG Jan 2023 #2

It's gonna' be a long two years. groundloop Jan 2023 #3

Ultimately, a default is the only way to stop this insanity once and for all NickB79 Jan 2023 #4

No, Dark Brandon initiating a three branch constitutional crisis is the solution Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #13

So the debt ceiling is unconstitutional? docgee Jan 2023 #19

Clinton said he would in the 90's, but the GOP caved and lifted the ceiling. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #23

You lost the pitch when you invoked "rational course" NickB79 Jan 2023 #20

Well, the GOP would have to wait for another president Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #24

Agreed. This is how to deal with these Terrorists. MarcA Jan 2023 #26

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #28

I know what their plan is: Use the debt crisis to force cuts to social security, Medicare, Medicaid, LaMouffette Jan 2023 #5

They just want to destroy the economy to hurt Biden liberalmediaaddict Jan 2023 #7

Democrats could have dealt with this during the lame duck liberalmediaaddict Jan 2023 #6

I just don't buy it that McCarthy won't cave jgmiller Jan 2023 #8

The problem is that the rich donors that stop paying McCarthy nakocal Jan 2023 #14

So to appease the nutters, McCarthy will... Mawspam2 Jan 2023 #9

lol they don't have any place to tell the treasury what to do. Good luck fuckwads. Beautiful Disaster Jan 2023 #10

That's the important bit, many paragraphs down muriel_volestrangler Jan 2023 #17

My wife (Treasury) thinks this will be disastrous. brooklynite Jan 2023 #11

For the country, or for the Republicans? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2023 #18

"Extraordinary Measures " James48 Jan 2023 #12

Horrible. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #29

When we get Congress back... jmowreader Jan 2023 #15

Odd. What they are able to PLAN for us? Captain Zero Jan 2023 #16

Rinse and repeat newdayneeded Jan 2023 #21

What's the point of a national defense budget if you don't take care of your people? CrispyQ Jan 2023 #22

America is at the mercy of a little more than a dozen people... Politicub Jan 2023 #25

People need moniss Jan 2023 #27

GOP will not be happy if Turbineguy Jan 2023 #30