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Three facts about the debt ceiling. (Point three would seem to be pretty important, if it's accurate.) -- (link)

Posted by mara Oct 7 '13, 10:19

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/07/here-are-three-debt-ceiling-lies-you-ll-hear-from-the-gop-this-week.html (www.thedailybeast.com)

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starting to hear lie #4: There aren't enough votes to pass a clean CR so there's no reason to vote on it. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 11:09
straight up, it sounds partisan ... not that I disagree with what's said -- nm - budice Oct 7, 10:39
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- are they able to keep the shutdown going but still raise the debt ceiling? - Reagen Oct 7, 10:38 6
  - Figures that Reagan would be the one asking this -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 11:04
  - more likely that he tries to combine the two into a single bill. - znufrii Oct 7, 10:53 1
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  - I could just as easily imagine Boehner refusing, knowing Obama will invoke the Constitution, so that the GOP can attack O for circumventing Congress. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 10:50
  - Provided the Senate agrees and Obama signs? I think so. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 10:41
  - Sure, they are two issues that have been melded together. - spamlet Oct 7, 10:39
- I don't. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 10:36
- the same idiotcy that accepts trickle down/voodoo economics will not accept there are consequences from not paying bills (all that 'faith' in the ... - zeitgeist Oct 7, 10:31
" when it comes to fighting with Obama they’re just lab monkeys with cocaine" -- nm - David Oct 7, 10:27
Have you had any questions about why you are open during the shutdown? - prayformojo Oct 7, 10:21 6
- There's probably a big sign outside her work with the city or county on it -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 10:32 4
  - Actually, we removed the word "county" from our name several years ago! No "city" either. Just the city and county names themselves. -- nm - mara Oct 7, 10:37 2
    - that's what I meant -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 10:40 1
      - Oh, duh, yeah -- re-reading, that's what you said. -- nm - mara Oct 7, 10:41
  - still -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 10:35
- I'm aware of one person asking *if* we were open, but I haven't heard of anyone asking why. -- nm - mara Oct 7, 10:22

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