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"There are some unconfirmed rumors that House Republicans will simply leave Washington if they pass this bill.

Posted by Brian (aka trav007) Oct 15 '13, 08:04

If so, if the Senate rejects the offer, there will be no one left in the House to respond and the debt-ceiling deadline will go unmet."

Hoo boy (maddowblog.msnbc.com)

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Go ahead, make my day. - Mop on Macbook Air Oct 15, 08:17
do it. just do it. you want to do it anyway. - Mel Profit Oct 15, 08:07 7
- The one difficult thing is that as much as we'd all like to see these morons destroy themselves, we can't afford to let them take down the country - pmb Oct 15, 08:17 6
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    - I'll worry about a court ruling in five years. I'll worry about the economy today. -- nm - David Oct 15, 08:41 1
      - the actual legal issue is almost beside the point. the problem is whether the market will accept the bond issues as legit. -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 08:47
    - You follow this much more than I do. Can you give me something brief on the legal arguments on the issue? -- nm - pmb Oct 15, 08:28
  - I totally agree. It's just my frustration talking. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 15, 08:20
  - I expect the 14th Amendment discussion to start tonight. -- nm - David Oct 15, 08:19
It wouldn't shock me. Generally, that's what happens in reverse. The Senate passes the compromise and then recesses. -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 08:05

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