If you’ve been wandering around with a lantern searching for a sane Republican, former NH Sen. Judd Gregg has an op-ed giving his party hell over at The Hill:
“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.
“A default would lead to some level of chaos in the debt markets, which would lead to a significant contraction in economic activity, which would lead to job losses, which would lead to higher spending by the federal government and lower tax revenues, which would lead to more debt.”
Embattled Farmers 
If Ted Cruz is an ass hole there must be some democrats that are dip shits.
Keep calling yourselves names and flinging shit at each other .
That will get us far
Stop spending and giving it all away!!!!!!
I wish I could just raise my debt limit
Just doesn’t work assholes!!!!!!!!
Do you feel an obligation to pay the bills you have incurred? Raising the debt ceiling simply pays the bills for spending Congress has authorized. The question of how much to spend is an entirely different matter — it’s the difference between whether you’re going to put more money on your credit card for a vacation or new TV or simply paying the bill for what you already bought.