A reckless Republican bid to undercut the Affordable Care Act failed miserably, producing only damage to the economy and the GOP brand. The best that can be said is these misguided political warriors didnt cause a bigger disaster — turning the U.S. government into a deadbeat borrower. But the legislation that removed the barricades from Washingtons memorials and reopened federal offices on Thursday is good only until Jan. 15. Thats just 90 days away. Another deadline — this one for extending governments borrowing authority — follows 23 days later, on Feb. 7. In the meantime, were left to wonder whether the uncompromising Republicans who took America to the brink of default before capitulating learned anything. Some Republicans are asking the same thing. “This package is a joke compared to what we could have gotten if we had a more reasonable approach,” Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told the Washington Post. “But live and learn; well be doing this in a couple months.” President Barack Obama deserves credit for standing up to the scorched-earth tactics employed by tea party-affiliated Republicans. Had he done the same thing two years ago, during the last battle over the debt ceiling, this spectacle might have been avoided altogether.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:04:02 +0000
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