Ryan's Budget and the debt limit

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Originally Posted by finnbow

That is the problem. The GOP sees this as a game of chicken or a blinking contest, notwithstanding the fact that their economic policies were, in large measure, responsible for getting us to this point. I think the nation is wising up to the hypocrisy/incompetence of the GOP in economic matters.

And then the current Administration doubled - down on those policies. That is the problem: the donkeys are portraying this as a blame game, and a "how can we scare them now" game, rather than engaging in any meaningful dialogue.