Thursday, May 26, 2011

Why not vote "yes" for a clean bill to raise the debt limit?

Republicans plan to allow a vote next week on raising the debt ceiling without conditions, as a way to pin Democrats to a vote.

I don't get it.

Nothing says bipartisanship, than voting to get this obstacle out of the way, then actually trying to tackle the deficit and federal debt, rather than tying the fate of America's economy to partisan politics, don't you think?  What do liberal Democrats have to lose by voting to raise the debt ceiling without political conditions; wouldn't conservative politicians want it the same way if Democrats were in charge?

If anything, Democrats will be able to pin Republicans on the vote, showing that Republicans have changed little since the Kathy Hochul win in a conservative district in New York.  Their votes would indicate that Republicans remain fixated on following the same path with the same Tea Party dogma that led them to vote for Paul Ryan's budget plan that gave the rich a nice 33% cut in their tax rates, while cutting spending on seniors.

So if Republicans really want to play politics with the federal debt ceiling, let it be on their watch, and let their votes be counted, I say!

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