For all the gridlock in the age of President Obama and divided government, Congress has always, somehow, managed to avert a shutdown of the federal government and a catastrophic default on U.S. debt. And so many expect it to pull it off again when government funding runs out on Sept. 30 and the country’s borrowing authority expires later this fall.
But a confluence of factors makes it a more daunting task this time. Here are five reasons why a government shutdown, default, or both, are very real possibilities.1. Boehner’s Unrealistic Promises To Rowdy House RepublicansThe single biggest question mark in the fight to keep government open and avoid default is the rambunctious House Republican majority, which is chock-full of politically inexperienced members who were sent to Washington to shatter the status quo. And they view these fiscal deadlines as their only real leverage to force the reforms that conservatives crave.After cutting deals since 2011 that fell short of their sky-high demands, they’re more determined than ever to take government funding and a debt limit hike hostage to achieve goals like massive spending cuts, an unwinding of Obamacare and major entitlement reforms.
i believe all this spending and other talking points they've been claiming is their main objective to control is a secondary reason, they are hell bent on keeping the ins. co.'s in our pockets and repealing ObamaCares is just gravy a two fer for them and a two fer lost for "we the people".
“We’re not going to raise the debt ceiling without real cuts in spending. It’s as simple as that,” Boehner said. Weeks earlier, he called on Obama to come to the table.2. Obama’s Vow Not To Negotiate Over The Debt CeilingAs determined as Boehner and Republicans are to force reforms in exchange for raising the debt limit, President Obama, backed by Democratic leaders, has been emphatic that he’ll refuse to negotiate over paying the bills Congress has racked up.“We are not negotiating on the debt ceiling,” Obama told Democrats late July.When he took the same position early this year, the last time the debt ceiling needed to be raised, Republicans caved and agreed to lift it temporarily without any substantive concessions.
the republican plan proves that old adage "there's more than one way to skin a cat", they plan to screw the country by defaulting on debt ceiling which kills our credit rating or deny the things like health care if they can't get the hostage payment for that threat to the economy rating, either way they are bending us over and we need to let them know it ain't that kinda party no hats no noise blowers no them 2014, this is serious. recognize
