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(51,917 posts) Wed Sep 6, 2017, 09:45 PM Sep 2017

I don't understand the winning by Schumer and Pelosi [View all]

Please bear with me. I was listening to Lawrence O'Donnell, who could not contain his glee and I still don't get it.

Republicans wanted to delay talk about the debt ceiling for 18 months, but Democrats offered three months and Whiny Donny accepted it.

First, I thought that the debt ceiling has to be raised by October 1st. So will it be raised, then? And if yes, by December you will have to negotiate it again, so what is the benefit?

As I said, I do not follow all maneuvering. Please explain.

Thank you

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I don't understand the winning by Schumer and Pelosi [View all] question everything Sep 2017 OP

given that they got trump to agree to only a three month extension, this gives the dems leverage drray23 Sep 2017 #1

Thanks. So they do think about the midterm elections question everything Sep 2017 #5

One of the issues is that murielm99 Sep 2017 #2

Thanks. Glad to see that our leaders are as cunning as theirs question everything Sep 2017 #6

It gives us leverage greeny2323 Sep 2017 #3

Oh, thanks. No wonder the pugs already hate this question everything Sep 2017 #4

45 certainly is going after Congress lately. murielm99 Sep 2017 #7

It's all about saving Wall Street Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #8

So trust Republicans to honor said leverage? Deal is Still not making sense uponit7771 Sep 2017 #9

And hopefully to keep Rs from screwing with a clean vote on DACA. /nt CakeGrrl Sep 2017 #13

Adding one more explanation here that Lawrence talked about eleny Sep 2017 #10

I feel ya, question everything RussBLib Sep 2017 #11

Unhappy editors of the WSJ kinda explained it question everything Sep 2017 #12

Its screws the GOp'ers from using it to leverage ACA. Historic NY Sep 2017 #14