"House Democrats Move to Force a Debt-Limit Increase as Default Date Looms"

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I’m surprised the news media doesn’t state the obvious; Repubs pull this shit every time they can, but only if there’s a Dem in the WH.

Have the Dems ever blocked a debt-limit increase as a negotiating tactic?

Dems pay our bills; Repubs always threaten to go deadbeat, which would be a real (expensive!) mess for our country.

But then, that’s a feature, not a bug, for the GOP.