The more Kevin McCarthy pretends his own debt ceiling crisis is not his fault, the more we’re reminded of just how wrong the Republican leader is. (via MaddowBlog)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was asked on Tuesday whether he was willing to make any concessions in his budget talks with Democratic leaders. “We are going to raise the debt ceiling,” the California Republican replied.
In other words, as far as Congress’ top GOP official was concerned, while Democrats scramble to find a compromise that would prevent default, McCarthy argued that his willingness to allow the United States to pay its own bills was the one area on which he’d be flexible.whether the House speaker even understands what “concession” means — a point the Republican congressman bolstered soon after during a Capitol Hill press conference.
In other words, the House speaker would have people believe that his ideas are actually Democratic ideas that count as “concessions,” reinforcing concerns that he’s either trying to deceive the public or he literally doesn’t know what a concession is.
In the months that followed, McCarthy helped write a debt ceiling hostage note. He helped pass the ransom note. He refused to take default off the table. He refused to offer concessions. He refused to consider a clean bill. He refused to attach a debt ceiling increase to a separate bill, as leaders of both parties have done for generations..
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