Of course we did ... but McConnell is simply being practical. If the country defaults, Obama and his media lapdogs will place the blame squarely on the republicans and Obama waltzes to re-election. Today Obama played the "Social Security Checks won't go out!" card (so much for the concept of a trust fund!). McConnell has simply come to the realization (in my view, correct) that real reform WILL NOT happen with Obama in the White House and the long term solution is to get Obama out of the White House.
The republicans are merely doling out enough rope for zero to well and truly hang himself.
I hope so. I really hope so. But this is what Obama wanted to start with. A clean bill raising the debt limit. If that is what Mitch is doing he should be removed from leadership today.
I just saw Al Sharpton subbing for Cenk Uyghur a minute ago with James Clyburn angrily denouncing this as a fiendish tactic to force Obama to take full responsibility for raising the debt ceiling.
The dems think it’s a trap. They are urging Obama to refuse to bite.