We "won" because we escaped by the skin of our teeth, and because this is a real blow to Donald Trump, for whom a default and the consequent fallout would very likely have ensured his return to office --- and I don't know which is worse, the catastrophic economic collapse of the nation and the world, or DJT returning to office, forever. …
We "won" because we escaped by the skin of our teeth, and because this is a real blow to Donald Trump, for whom a default and the consequent fallout would very likely have ensured his return to office --- and I don't know which is worse, the catastrophic economic collapse of the nation and the world, or DJT returning to office, forever. Of course with default you get both. We still very likely will get the latter, but at least not both -- not until later.
But we haven't "won" in the sense we accomplished anything. Even though the Republicans are basically cynically prevaricating when they purport to give a damn about fiscal responsibility, the statement of alarm is fully justified even though it is wholly insincere.
We "won" because we escaped by the skin of our teeth, and because this is a real blow to Donald Trump, for whom a default and the consequent fallout would very likely have ensured his return to office --- and I don't know which is worse, the catastrophic economic collapse of the nation and the world, or DJT returning to office, forever. Of course with default you get both. We still very likely will get the latter, but at least not both -- not until later.
But we haven't "won" in the sense we accomplished anything. Even though the Republicans are basically cynically prevaricating when they purport to give a damn about fiscal responsibility, the statement of alarm is fully justified even though it is wholly insincere.