The Republican party has come up with one of the worst ideas in the history of bad ideas. (via MaddowBlog)
over the weekend on one of the more dangerous promises the Republican agreed to with some of his far-right members.
And the closer one looks at the details of the plan, the more ridiculous it becomes. From the Post’s report: The whole point of raising the debt ceiling is to do precisely one thing: allow the United States to pay its bills. That’s it. That’s why this has to happen. Republicans are preparing a hostage crisis in which GOP lawmakers will only allow the United States to pay its bills if Democrats agree to a series of demands set out by Republican leaders.
The first reason this is stark raving mad is that the Treasury Department would be under no obligation to follow such instructions, since the plan would have no force of law. It would represent little more than a suggestion from the hostage takers about what they’d like to see happen after they shoot their hostage.
The third reason this is stark raving mad is that it can’t happen. I don’t mean that in a figurative sense; I mean the idea literally cannot work.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Opinion | Why Republicans’ debt ceiling games will likely backfire.speechboy71: Republicans' insane political strategy on the debt ceiling will almost certainly backfire.
Read more »
Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans’ Rocky Road AheadIt might seem like good news for Democrats that the Republican leadership is weak—except that weak Republican leadership is what paved the way for Trump in the first place, benwallacewells writes.
Read more »
Kentucky AG, governor hopeful rejects Democrats' treatment of minority Republicans: 'A lot of grief'Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Black conservative and a candidate for governor, is pushing back on Democrats' treatment of minority Republicans.
Read more »
Republicans want Biden home visitor logs - but not Trump'sThe Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Sunday demanded visitor logs for President Joe Biden's house in Wilmington, Delaware, after classified documents were found in his office and garage.
Read more »
Risk of default is 'real' if Democrats, Republicans can't compromise on debt ceiling: BaconRep. Don Bacon warned that there is a concerning risk of a default on the federal government's debts if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise on raising the nation's rapidly approaching borrowing limit.
Read more »