Posted on 07/10/2011 4:36:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has issued a stern warning to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Boehner sits down with President Obama Sunday night to negotiate a raising of the debt ceiling: don't do it.
Palin, in an interview appearing in Newsweek, “made it clear that she’s against any deal that raises the debt ceiling and would hold House Speaker John Boehner’s feet to the fire if he agreed to one” according to the magazine.
“No, we have to cut spending. It is imperative, and I will be very, very disappointed if Boehner and the leaders of the Republican Party cave on any kind of debt deal in the next couple of months,” she said.
Palin last month told Fox News that she would be against any raising of the debt ceiling and favors holding the line and slashing spending across the board instead.
But she acknoweldged that Congress will likely raise the debt ceiling anyway.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner again on Sunday said that the U.S. credit rating would suffer if the debt limit is not raised by Aug. 2—a prospect that would lead to higher interest rates and lower economic growth.
Only a small minority of Republicans in Congress, such as presidential candidate Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) are taking the “just say no” approach to the debt ceiling. Most Tea Party-backed members in the House favor tying a raising of the debt ceiling to cuts, spending caps and a balanced budget amendment.
In the Newsweek interview, Palin brags that she could win the White House if she chooses to run for it in 2012.
Unbelievable... Hopey Waitey doesn't work either way.
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Sarah Palin(™) is the one person who holds the power to totally destroy THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with just two words, "THIRD PARTY".
Your second sentence contradicts the first. Where did these high negatives come from? Polling. Which we know can be easily manipulated.
Is that who you are going to vote for, the candidate who's least offensive to democrats? If so, we've lost already. Me I'll go down with the ship. You can blame me if Palin can't beat Obama. I say she'll cream him.
How disrespectful and just mean. Disagree with the man's policies, but do not stoop to such playground name calling.
You just aren’t a nice person...
Whoops, —must be “mentally ill” myself, God forbid, I just typed signing instead of singing-—probably because I was typing while “emotional.”
“This is absurd. It is IMPOSSIBLE for Palin, or anyone else to KNOW who can win what. Right now, Palin has very high negatives and I wouldn’t put my money that she can win.”
When Palin makes these comments (I can win), who is she talking to? Is she expecting an upswell of the masses to rally around her and force her to run?
Its not name calling; Boehner is clearly not stable, and should not be in a leadership position. The seniority system is a disgrace to this country.
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