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dae

(3,396 posts) Fri Jan 4, 2013, 05:05 PM Jan 2013

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President Obama refuses to negotiate (rightfully so) over the debt ceiling with Congress.

"While I will negotiate over many things, I will not have another debate with this Congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they’ve already racked up through the laws that they passed," said President Obama late Tuesday after the passage of the "fiscal cliff" deal.

Anytime a Dem is on radio, TV, or wherever they should hammer that message home.

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President Obama refuses to negotiate (rightfully so) over the debt ceiling with Congress. (Original Post) dae Jan 2013 OP

If only I believed him, but I don't. MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #1

Do you think he has the courage to invoke the 14th amendment debt provision? alp227 Jan 2013 #2

Bond market would still freak out if he did that. What if the SC rules that T-bills sold under 14th yodermon Jan 2013 #3

MotherPetrie

(3,145 posts)

1. If only I believed him, but I don't.

Reply to dae (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 05:24 PM

Jan 2013

alp227

(32,056 posts)

2. Do you think he has the courage to invoke the 14th amendment debt provision?

Reply to MotherPetrie (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 06:54 PM

Jan 2013

Or will he avoid that fearing more 1998-like impeachment drama?

yodermon

(6,143 posts)

3. Bond market would still freak out if he did that. What if the SC rules that T-bills sold under 14th

Reply to alp227 (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 11:22 PM

Jan 2013

amendment are null & void? etc.

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