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[Ya-ta Boy]

I thought I'd mention an alternative measure to his meaningless constitutional amendment gesture that has the virtue of being meaningful and has at least the possibility to pass Congress.


While it’s still fresh on everyone’s mind, it makes sense to invest some effort into preventing future crises.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will propose legislation that would make permanent a scheme to take the decision to raise the country’s debt limit out of Congress’s hands.

By making the so-called “McConnell rule” permanent, the president would have ultimate authority to raise the debt limit and prevent the United States from defaulting.

...there’s a lot to like about the “McConnell rule.” The idea originated in 2011 with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who suggested the debt ceiling should remain in place, but the legislative burden should shift – the White House would have the authority to extend Treasury’s borrowing, and instead of going to Congress for permission, Congress would only have the power to proactively block Treasury. In other words, instead of needing a “yes” from Congress, lawmakers would only have the ability to say “no.”

That’s a policy Schumer would like to make permanent, in part to relieve economic uncertainty and offer some reassurance to the private sector about the nation’s willingness to pay our debts, and in part to ensure fewer hostage crises in Washington going forward.

It's not quite as good as getting rid of the whole debt ceiling thing altogether, but it's a decent effort, and would still keep a form of the law around for grandstanding purposes. Obama, I'm looking at you.

Keeping the debt ceiling law as it is now is as foolish as keeping a loaded gun stashed under the bed when you've got an inquisitive 4-year-old in the house.

[Udo]

its come to the point that if you are not in favor of Obama care that you are called a "racist."
Just check out this site. I have been a victim of pro black affirmative action all of my working life.

http://stuffblackpeopledontlike.blogspot.com/

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[Ya-ta Boy]

[Ya-ta Boy]

On Tuesday the Senate voted on (but it failed) a Resolution to Disapprove of raising the debt ceiling. The 27 senators who voted in favor of raising the debt ceiling all voted to disapprove of the vote they cast 2 weeks ago.



I don't know when the House votes on this.

[lithium]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Fox]

Rand Paul in response to people accurately pointing out the characteristics of certain of his speeches: “I take it as an insult, and I will not lie down and say people can call me dishonest, misleading or misrepresenting — I have never intentionally done so and like I say, ‘If dueling were legal in Kentucky, if they keep it up, you know it’d be a duel challenge.’”

Saying you'd like to challenge a woman to a duel, if only the law allowed it. I don't even care about where he gets his speech content from, but this is just pathetic.

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[Leon]

[Ya-ta Boy]

First Rubio almost certainly disqualified himself (as far as the Tea Party is concerned) with his work on immigration reform. That left 2.

Next, Paul's filibuster on the drone thing helped him gain national recognition, but the Southern Avenger fiasco certainly hurt him outside the South. Now, playing the victim in this plagiarism debacle has made him look silly and immature. A simple, "Oops. My speech-writing staff needs to be more careful. I'm sure they'll do better in the future" would have been enough. Now he's said he's been too busy being a senator to pay close enough attention. And he expects to be able to explain that away when running for the top job? Um, I don't think so. That leaves only one.

Cruz. Cruz played a leading role in the shutdown, which helped with conservatives but damaged 'the brand' according to all the polls. At this point it's just Cruz...and Christie.

[Kuros]

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[Titus]

The focus on the 'keep your plan' quote is in itself a win for D's.

The ACA is a corporate handout that is screwing tens of millions. That should be the focus. Who cares what he said. The scheme is complete crap.

[Kuros]