It was only the House Reps who were claiming the moral authority to hold a gun to the head of our economy, in order to squeeze concessions that they cannot possibly win by any normal legislative procedure.
Senator Reid could choose to do so. He does not, because it would be stupidly disruptive to create a crisis for a debt ceiling.
It was only the House Reps who were claiming the moral authority to hold a gun to the head of our economy, in order to squeeze concessions that they cannot possibly win by any normal legislative procedure.
Senator Reid could choose to do so. He does not, because it would be stupidly disruptive to create a crisis for a debt ceiling.