• Lovely_sombrero [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    McCarthy was talking about doing this months ago. I guess they don't believe him and want him to say it multiple times?

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      For me the craziest thing about all of this is that so many of the main players are dumb as fucking rocks. Did he put it in writing or did he pinkie swear? Whatever is going on - it's 100% batshit.

      • Lovely_sombrero [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        IIRC McCarthy was talking about this a few days ago and from his words it looks like he believes not raising the debt ceiling only causes a government shutdown (like the one when Trump was president), not a default on US debt.

      • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I'm genuinely starting to believe that they actively try not to think