Republicans won. Why? Because Democrats shat the bed by having to negotiate with them in the first place.
Remember when this came up in the Obama Administration? Obama STARTED the negotiations by telling Republicans that any talk of using the 14th amendment was off-the-table. Only a political moron would begin negotiations by throwing awa…
Republicans won. Why? Because Democrats shat the bed by having to negotiate with them in the first place.
Remember when this came up in the Obama Administration? Obama STARTED the negotiations by telling Republicans that any talk of using the 14th amendment was off-the-table. Only a political moron would begin negotiations by throwing away a solid bargaining chip in an argument against a party with no principles beyond obstructionism.
Then comes Biden President. It should have come as no surprise that the Administration would hit the debt ceiling (I mean it's basic math), and should have IMMEDIATELY challenged the debt ceiling law as contravening the 14th amendment.
What does Biden do instead? Literally nothing until the debt ceiling was a few months away.
So about a week ago, Biden said that he was not in a position to use the 14th amendment because ... it was too late then. The legal uncertainties surrounding the litigation would make its use impractical, as the U.S. would likely pay through the nose in interest to compensate investors for the risky bet.
Had Biden started the litigation two years ago, the legal issue would have had plenty of time to work its way through the courts.
To quote Will McAvoy in Newsroom, "If liberals are so fuckin' smart, how come they lose so GODDAM ALWAYS?!"
Republicans won. Why? Because Democrats shat the bed by having to negotiate with them in the first place.
Remember when this came up in the Obama Administration? Obama STARTED the negotiations by telling Republicans that any talk of using the 14th amendment was off-the-table. Only a political moron would begin negotiations by throwing away a solid bargaining chip in an argument against a party with no principles beyond obstructionism.
Then comes Biden President. It should have come as no surprise that the Administration would hit the debt ceiling (I mean it's basic math), and should have IMMEDIATELY challenged the debt ceiling law as contravening the 14th amendment.
What does Biden do instead? Literally nothing until the debt ceiling was a few months away.
So about a week ago, Biden said that he was not in a position to use the 14th amendment because ... it was too late then. The legal uncertainties surrounding the litigation would make its use impractical, as the U.S. would likely pay through the nose in interest to compensate investors for the risky bet.
Had Biden started the litigation two years ago, the legal issue would have had plenty of time to work its way through the courts.
To quote Will McAvoy in Newsroom, "If liberals are so fuckin' smart, how come they lose so GODDAM ALWAYS?!"