There is only one person in the room who has a history of making deals across party lines, sometimes to the dismay of his own partisans, and that is President Biden. Everyone knows McCarthy and his caucus won’t honor a deal as soon as anyone on the right criticizes it and Schumer can’t do anything without 10 or 12 Republican Senators and they are all hiding under their desks to avoid criticism from the right.

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Anonymous wrote:Schoolhouse rock where are you?

Congress passes appropriations. Appropriations direct agencies to spend.
Agencies spend it.
Treasury pays the debt.

If Congress doesn’t authorize Treasury to pay back what it borrowed to fund th e programs Congress told them to fund, who is the a*hole?

Congress has authorized Treasury to pay back what it borrowed. You have been misled by the media and the leaders in both parties.

With what money? The revenue already set aside for spending on tasks appropriated by Congress?

That doesn’t work.

The 14th amendment does not authorize Biden to ignore the debt ceiling. It says that debts must be honored. The 14th amendment requires Biden to pay debts rather than other spending, if the debt ceiling is not raised.
It also says debts, authorized by law, must be paid. So if Biden borrows without Congress raising the debt ceiling, then this money does not have to be paid back.

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Anonymous wrote:

Democrats ran the House for the entire Reagan and GW Bush presidencies, and all but 2 years ran the Senate.

Right, they should have acted like obstructionists GOP and not agreed to all that Republican created debt. Hindsight is 20/20.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Democrats ran the House for the entire Reagan and GW Bush presidencies, and all but 2 years ran the Senate.

Meant HW Bush.

Anonymous wrote:Schoolhouse rock where are you?

Congress passes appropriations. Appropriations direct agencies to spend.
Agencies spend it.
Treasury pays the debt.

If Congress doesn’t authorize Treasury to pay back what it borrowed to fund th e programs Congress told them to fund, who is the a*hole?

Congress has authorized Treasury to pay back what it borrowed. You have been misled by the media and the leaders in both parties.

Anonymous wrote:Schoolhouse rock where are you?

Congress passes appropriations. Appropriations direct agencies to spend.
Agencies spend it.
Treasury pays the debt.

If Congress doesn’t authorize Treasury to pay back what it borrowed to fund th e programs Congress told them to fund, who is the a*hole?

The voters?

Anonymous wrote:

Democrats ran the House for the entire Reagan and GW Bush presidencies, and all but 2 years ran the Senate.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wonder how much Biden and the moderate dems are going to cut? This is so typical of the dems. Just roll over and give the republicans everything they want.

Better watch it dems.

That's very helpful. Thank you for your contribution.

Clearly a republican sock puppet. If we are heading into austerity we know who is responsible and it’s not Dems.

Anonymous wrote:Wonder how much Biden and the moderate dems are going to cut? This is so typical of the dems. Just roll over and give the republicans everything they want.

Better watch it dems.

They should give me what I want. Screw increasing it or staying the same. Lower the debt limit!

Anonymous wrote:Wonder how much Biden and the moderate dems are going to cut? This is so typical of the dems. Just roll over and give the republicans everything they want.

Better watch it dems.

That's very helpful. Thank you for your contribution.

Wonder how much Biden and the moderate dems are going to cut? This is so typical of the dems. Just roll over and give the republicans everything they want.

Better watch it dems.

Anonymous wrote:Close tax loopholes for the wealthy, raise taxes on the .01%, and cut the military industrial complex, ie Lockheed, Etc.

Want to add: do something meaningful rather than pick on the working poor in this country. Problem solved.

Schoolhouse rock where are you?

Congress passes appropriations. Appropriations direct agencies to spend.
Agencies spend it.
Treasury pays the debt.

If Congress doesn’t authorize Treasury to pay back what it borrowed to fund th e programs Congress told them to fund, who is the a*hole?