Soggy in NOLA
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of course it is. It leaves two possibilities, one of which is impossible:
1. We have "assurances" that a balanced budget amendment will be sent to the states. Exactly what assurances do you have in mind? It's impossible.
2. We default.
Since (1) is impossible, it's a vote for (2). But luckily for sane people, the Tea Party doesn't have a large enough caucus to prevent sane people from passing a sane debt limit increase.
You need to see the actual "possibilities."
1. We GET the "assurances" such as they are.
2. We don't get the assurances and we don't "default" anyway.
Default is NOT a necessary result from a refusal to pass a bill the President likes. The term "default" is NOT interchangeable with "no increase in the debt limit."
Oh, sure it is. The only question is: Will we default on our bond obligations, on our contracts with private sector firms, on our obligations to SS recipients, on obligations to our vets and/or on any other outstanding spending that Congress has approved.
If there is no increase in the debt limt, every single fucking obligation made by the U.S. Government can STILL be paid and damn well BETTER be paid.
no, that's just not true. I can't be held accountable for your ignorance.
That assumes every $ of spending is an obligation, which simply is not true. As well, we cannot be held accountable for your abject ignorance.