Politico Excerpt:
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Wednesday that House Republicans are trying to impose “dictatorship” through their tactics in the debt-ceiling negotiations. She said the GOP rhetoric could “spark panic and chaos,” which she called “potentially devastating” to the economy.
Think Progress Excerpt:
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said today that some members of his own caucus who are refusing to agree to a compromise debt ceiling deal are hoping to unleash “chaos” and thus force the White House and Senate Democrats to make bigger concessions than they’re already offering.
Welcome to Fitzwalkerstan.
The Gimmicky Paul Ryan On Harry Reid's Debt Reduction Proposal
Quote:
“Well first of all Reid’s has a big gimmick in it — the war gimmick. We’re assuming that Afghanistan is going to be at surge levels for 10 years and then if we have a pullout that saves us a bunch of money — that’s really a gimmick.”
-- Rep. Paul Ryan
Let's spin the gimmicky rhetoric around to the other foot.
“Well first of all Ryan's Path to Prosperity has a big gimmick in it — the Medicare gimmick. We’re assuming that Medicare is going to be at surge levels for 10 years and then if we have a pullout for those under 55, that saves us a bunch of money — that’s really a gimmick,”
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