[JLS]

The need not to blink, because not debt limit increase means eventually actual spending cuts.

[arista]

There are at least 4 things I can think of that they can demand:

Repeal of Obamacare
Bush tax cuts made permanent
Balanced Budget Constitutional Aendement
Entitlement reform

Tell Obama he can have his debt increase but he has to agree to at least one of those.

[arista]

There are at least 4 things I can think of that they can demand:

Repeal of Obamacare
Bush tax cuts made permanent
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment
Entitlement reform

Tell Obama he can have his debt increase but he has to agree to at least one of those.

[FatherofFive]

We CANNOT increase the debt limit. Our debt is larger than the GDP. This is not sustaniable.

[YHAOS]

Democrats do not keep their word. What makes you think they will now?

[paratrooper82]

“In return for increasing the national debt limit they need to get something tangible. Something like no tax increase. They can not accept illusions of spending cuts that will never happen. They could link the debt ceiling to the current tax code and every-time the debt limit comes up, the tax code would too.”

WRONG!

The Republicans should give everything the demorats want! Help them spend up pushing this Country off the cliff! Put every American they can on disability, welfare, and free Obumbum phones! The quicker this Nations goes bankrupt the faster the Conservative Americans can finally hang this economy around the necks of these socialist and end their campaign to destroy what we knew of America!

I say give the socialist exactly what they want! The only way the American (ignorant) will ever wake up is when the system finally collapses under its own weight and can no longer provide the cradle to the grave welfare!

It will be real interesting to watch the demorats scramble to place the blame on others while they are in control going on the fifth year now!

[PubliusMM]

Absolutely, JLS. The House pubbies need to find the backbone they misplaced so long ago.

For me? Shut it down. No budget? Then, no continuing resolution, no ‘side deals’. Shut it DOWN!

The pubbies can’t look any worse to the American people than right now, anyway. Time for the GOP to die off, replaced by staunch Constitutionalists, with guts to break down 50 states to 150 smaller states, with distributed representation and electoral votes.

[tacticalogic]

If Obama wants to “soak the rich”, call his bluff and offer a 100% tax on anyone earning more than $10 million /year.

[satan69]

Why, Obama LIES!