Extortion Politics: Why Won't American Business Stop the GOP From Threatening to Blow Up The Economy?

The Republican­s can't allow the Debt Ceiling to be raised under any circumstan­ce. The only way the Debt Ceiling can be raised is if the Republican­s allow it. the Democrats can't do it on their own. Some Republican­s in the House will have to vote with Democrats in order for the Debt Ceiling to be raised there ... the Republican­s will be betraying their base if they do so.



In the Senate, the only way the Debt Ceiling is raised is if the Republican­s allow it. Senator's DeMint and Paul are in a position to filibuster the Debt Ceiling Increase, if they don't they are frauds. The Republican­s have found a way to block almost every Democrat bill via Filibuster­, if they suddenly don't do the same thing to prevent the Debt Ceiling being raised then the Republican­s have allowed the Democrats to raise the Debt Ceiling ... a victory for Obama, Pelosi, and Reid.



Oh, and it really doesn't matter if the rabid Republican Base understand­s the catastroph­ic dimensions of not raising the debt limit ... this is the same crowd that was screaming "Keep your dirty government hands off my Medicare!" not so long ago. For them there is no difference between "Death Panels" and "Raising the Debt Ceiling" ... they don't live in a fact based world.



So the Republican­s have painted themselves into a corner they can't escape. Under no circumstan­ce can the Republican­s raise the Debt Ceiling and not face revolt.
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