With the deadline to raise the debt ceiling fast approaching, talks between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have broken down.
But Peter King, the Long Island Republican and one of the leaders of the party in the House, said the move was unsurprising, and all part of the negotiating dance.
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Rudy Giuliani appeared on Fox News last night and placed blame squarely on President Obama if the federal government fails to raise the debt ceiling in advance of the August 2 deadline.
“If we default, and I hope we don’t, 90 percent of the responsibility is on the President of the United States — not on even the Democrats in the House or the Republicans in the House,” the former mayor said. “It’s on him. He’s the leader of this country. He’s the chief executive of this country, and he’s yet to outline a plan because he’s too darn afraid that he’s going to pay political consequences.” Read More
Charlie Rangel called the ongoing negotiations over the debt ceiling, “one of the most embarrassing periods I’ve been through in Congress,” yesterday during an interview with The Politicker.
“For the Republicans to have a debate for four hours on an amendment that may pass the House, has little chance of passing the Senate, and will never be signed into law, just to embarrass the president at a time when our country is feeling so much pain and joblessness and fear for the future,” he said. “What is the Congress doing?” Read More
Mayor Michael Bloomberg interrupted his own press conference this morning to warn both parties in Washington to put aside their negotiations over solving the nation’s long-term structural deficit and simply raise the debt ceiling. Read More
