The GOP's permanent debt-ceiling revolution
Grover Norquist's new master plan: Extort concessions from Democrats for debt-ceiling hostages every two months
By Andrew Leonard
Salon
Grover "I want to drown the government in a bathtub" Norquist is pushing House Republicans to back a new debt-ceiling plan, reports Russell Berman at The Hill. Instead of a one-time deal to raise the debt ceiling that might deliver some long-term stability to government finances, Norquist thinks the House GOP should extend the debt limit for two months at a time -- and extort new concessions from Obama at each juncture.
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By Andrew Leonard
Salon
"My argument is, you give them two months at a time, because each time you could get something reasonable," Norquist told The Hill in an interview this week at his downtown offices.Somehow, Berman manages to devote 1,000 words to Norquist's latest crusade without finding a single person willing to label it as what it is: the most ridiculous, irresponsible and utterly unlikely to succeed tomfoolery that House Republicans have yet considered as part of the debt-ceiling showdown.
The proposal has gained traction with some members of the conservative Republican Study Committee, who plan to bring it up in "listening sessions" scheduled by party leaders for after the Easter recess.
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2 Comments:
When will the Democrats put forth a credible debt reduction plan of their own? Screaming that Republicans are “Throwing Grandma out in the snow” is not conducive to a productive process. What does Vox Verax thing of the gang of six plan ($1 of tax increase for every $3 in spending reduction)? Interestingly this is the same ration proposed by John Mauldin in his book Endgame.
which begs the question - which is the party of 'no' again?
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