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Defunders are playing Russian roulette with GOP, writes ex-senator
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| Contributor | WesternDem |
| Last Edited | WesternDem Sep 23, 2013 01:37pm |
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| Category | Op-Ed by Candidate |
| Author | Judd Gregg |
| News Date | Monday, September 23, 2013 07:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Most Americans these days are simply ignoring Republicans. And they should.
The self-promotional babble of a few has become the mainstream of Republican political thought. It has marginalized the influence of the party to an appalling degree.
An approach to the debt ceiling that says one will not vote for its extension unless ObamaCare is defunded is the political equivalent of playing Russian roulette with all the chambers of the gun loaded. It is the ultimate no-win strategy.
You cannot in politics take a hostage you cannot shoot. That is what the debt ceiling is. At some point, the debt ceiling will have to be increased not because it is a good idea but because it is the only idea.
Defaulting on the nation’s obligations, which is the alternative to not increasing the debt ceiling, is not an option either substantively or politically.
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