MSNBC: As GOP pushes nation toward default, McConnell tries gaslighting
Berry Craig
By Steve Benen
On the surface, Republicans have presented Democrats with a debt-ceiling demand that is unreasonable, but not impractical. According to GOP leaders, the minority party simply doesn't feel like voting to allow the United States to pay its bills, and the task must fall to the governing majority to do this on their own.
Sure, this contradicts what Republicans have said and done in the past. And sure, these votes ideally should be done in a bipartisan way, since both parties are responsible for creating our financial obligations in the first place. But in practical terms, Democrats are in the majority, and if the GOP refuses to govern, Democrats should be able to extend the debt ceiling on their own, just as Republicans are demanding.