Mere anarchy chaos is loosed upon the world.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said today that some members of his own caucus who are refusing to agree to a compromise debt ceiling deal are hoping to unleash “chaos” and thus force the White House and Senate Democrats to make bigger concessions than they’re already offering. As many as 40 House Republicans, especially Tea Party members and freshmen, have demanded nothing short of changing the Constitution to include a balanced budget amendment before they would vote to raise debt ceiling, even though that has zero chance before the U.S. faces potential default on Aug. 2.
Think Progress
Boehner offers only political calculus for why this Tea Party plan wouldn’t work. He completely ignores the devastating effect a downgrade in U.S. debt and potential default would have on the American people and the global economy, who happen to be innocent bystanders to this high-stakes hostage negotiation.
What rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? DEFAULT
When you'd prefer the consequences of default + downgrade to not passing a balanced budget amendment out of the Congress - at which point it has to be ratified by 37 states, a process which might take a little while to say the least - you are simply a self-righteous idiot.
This is burning down your house to get rid of the termites.
There are at least 40 Republicans who should not be allowed to balance their own checkbooks, much less help run the country.