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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More evidence that the GOP is operating in bad faith and doesn't give a fig about deficits:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/15/debt-ceiling-negotiations-deadline-default/[/quote]

So? Everyone knows this. The thing is everyone also knows the democrats will negotiate and give away the store. Why is Biden negotiating with these clowns? Biden should demand the same deal Trump got plus immigration reform and gun control. [/quote]

I wonder what Biden is offering Republicans in exchange for raising the debt ceiling?  I guess we’ll find out soon.[/quote]

What are republicans offering Biden in exchange for the spending cuts they want?[/quote]

Raising the debt ceiling and avoiding catastrophe.[/quote]

But that's something both sides want.  That's not a concession.  [b]Unless the Republicans want to create a catastrophe. [/b] What are the Republicans giving up?[/quote]

FWIW I think there are several Freedom Caucus types who [i]want[/i] to default and plan to reject any offer from Biden.  They figure either nothing will happen so it’s NBD, or the economy will collapse, Biden will get the blame, and Trump will be swept into office in a landslide in 2024.  Either way, there’s no downside for them.  In the end, I think it will come down to Kevin McCarthy and the titans of finance who will be breathing down his neck at the 11th hour.[/quote]

That's probably true.  But the official position from both McConnell and McCarthy is that they want to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a default.  So saying that they'll raise the debt ceiling is not a concession.  An actual negotiation involves both sides giving things up.  [/quote]

I definitely agree.  We’ll see if Biden gets anything in return besides raising the debt ceiling.  If he doesn’t, he will go into 2024 with a deflated, demoralized base.[/quote]

So of the Republicans want to blow it up, it's Biden's fault?[/quote]

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