This is a good start.
The White House is demanding a "clean" bill to raise the nation's debt ceiling rather than using it to cut additional spending or for policy additions like last week's attempt to attach legislation defunding Planned Parenthood, but Boehner has already said that idea is dead on arrival.
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White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday said the consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling would be "Armageddon-like" for the country.
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"We cannot play chicken with the economy in this way," Carney told reporters at a briefing. "It's just too darn risky. It's not appropriate."
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"The U.S. needs to be credit worthy," Carney said. "Anything Congress would do to suggest that the U.S. is not credit worthy would be calamitous."
TPM: White House: Failing to Raise Debt Ceiling Would Be 'Armageddon-Like' For Economy
The President needs to say this. He needs to make it clear to Americans that government by extortion is going to kill any economic recovery. Expose their irresponsibility. And be strong. Clean sheet or nothing. No more giving in to extortion.
I'm all in on that fight.
Let the Republicans fight Wall Street on this.
If the WH wants "all in," fired up" and ready to go, then fight for Americans against the Republican war on the Bottom 90%.
Please. We cannot afford gov't by extortion.