Bernie is a no on debt ceiling bill

[MadameButterfly]

44. There are people who disagree

with your point. Listen to Lawrence Tribe on this. Both Bernie and Biden are consulting their experts. I don't know who is right.

Bernie may genuinely want to force the 14th ammendment solution (as he has stated) or he is making a protest vote which he will only cast if it doesn't scuttle the deal. if his threat isn't credible, it doesn't have an impact, so we don't really know, but I expect Chuck Schumer knows. Probably Biden knows.

Bernie could be completely wrong in his strategy but his INTENTION is to not empower Republicans to undo Democratic legislation every time the debt ceiling comes up, at the cost of the poor. MAYBE his secret intention is to get Republicans to vote for the deal while registering his protest for the record.

Praise from Bernie--even his acceptance--might be that last thing we need to get this deal passed. Biden and Bernie get along. They are both experienced and pretty smart. Biden said that touting the deal himself won't help get it sealed, and Olberman's praise of the deal is being used by Republicans to torpedo it. We should be careful what we wish for.

To say this is about Bernie's campaign chest or wanting attention is to lump him in with Trump and the significant number of politicians (especially Republican, plus Manchin and Synema) who are only interested in their wealth and power. Come on. That's not Bernie. He got where he is by taking risky, lonely positions. He's popular because of his unselfishness and his honesty. If he's too radical for you, say so. But if you have to ascribe motives even his worst enemies know not to be true to make your point, then maybe you need to re-examine your point