It doesnt matter, what matters is who wins, Liberals or conservatives. Not matter who loses they will make similar sounding complaints and will look like sore losers. There was years of whining over 1995, but that fight was not played well by Newt. And I have said many times, Boehner and McConnnell were the wrong leaders to stay on in 2009. This might get rid of Boehner
Losing could be short term or longer term or both. And time will tell who the winners/losers are. Not optimistic.
It will be an interesting example of political reality if raising the debt ceiling turns from VERY UNPOPULAR to its very unpopular to not raise it, swapped in a short period of time.
Unless voters see Obama as he really is (a liar and hypocrite). As you said, there are short term and long term wins.
It will be an interesting example of political reality if raising the debt ceiling turns from VERY UNPOPULAR to its very unpopular to not raise it, swapped in a short period of time.
Exactly! And it's not certain that Obama's playbook will work this time. Some of us are feeling what George Will called "apocalypse fatigue." Both parties have pushed temporary momentum beyond what independents feel comfortable with.