[Obama Stooge] Lew asks Congress for debt increase, says it’s 'not open to debate'

The Hill ^ | 5/17/13 | Peter Schroeder

[SoFloFreeper]

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday urged congressional leaders to raise the debt limit and insisted that the White House is not going to negotiate over the increase because lawmakers have "no choice."

"We will not negotiate over the debt limit," Lew wrote. "The creditworthiness of the United States is non-negotiable. The question of whether the country must pay obligations it has already incurred is not open to debate."

Lew said that while President Obama is willing to discuss plans to reduce the nation's deficit with Congress, those talks must be kept separate from any effort to raise the nation's debt cap.

[Tzimisce]

The tyranny is here. :(

[MaxMax]

Arrogance I doubt, especially when this Congress has acted so weak with every Obama debacle.
We all know what happens to the weak kids on the playground.

Now if Boehner fought against the Dems as hard as he fights Conservatives,
we might have a respected leader.

[wastedyears]

No accountability, no action, nothing.

The time to act was when the government was telling farmers what they could grow, how much they could grow of it, where they can grow it, where they can sell it, and how they can sell it. That was a long, long time ago. I’m afraid we’re done, barring another party like it’s 1776.

[New Jersey Realist]

What’s Lew going to do; stick the IRS on them?

[bert]

This is a transparent attempt to change the subject snd get the MSM to quit talking bout the IRS

[Texas resident]

So Mr. Lew says that the issue is not open to debate.
Maybe Speaker Boehner ought to remind him that the funding of the IRS is open to debate and will begin shortly.

[R0CK3T]

Maybe Lew (zer) should acquaint himself with the legal framework of this country before he formally expresses his demands upon the lawmakers of America.

Let me do my best to form an analogous hypothetical statement from Donald Rumsfeld with GWB’s Administration and tell me what would happen in this country if said demand were ever actually made...”we MUST and WILL invade any country we want and this topic is not negotiable with the White House”.

Then sit back and watch as the Press swaps the WH as if it were Cam OJ during his trial in LA.

[RedMDer]

We are Free Republic!
Less than $15k to go!!
Let's git 'er done!!

[RWB Patriot]

Ten?

Try forty.