Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Did Republicans Just Blow the Debt Ceiling Fight?

According to gawker there's been what appears to be a seismic shift in ye olde debt ceiling developments this afternoon, thanks to the Senate's in-house turtle, Mitch McConnell. We're still waiting to hear the "catch," since Mitch McConnell is a brilliant, mischievous sociopath who ruined much of Obama's first two years in office. But he's released a new proposal this afternoon that looks a lot like, well, caving with a lame attempt to save face.

If you're a Democrat, imagine getting this result after months of horrific concessions: A deal with zero spending cuts, which also transfers debt-ceiling authority from our hostage-taking Congress to the executive branch. Mitch McConnell has proposed this — with a few fake caveats…

Read more at http://gawker.com/5820568/did-republicans-just-give-away-the-debt-ceiling-fight

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