Which of the following are you more inclined to agree with:

[hyphenate]

Poll question: Which of the following are you more inclined to agree with:

We know the assholes won't agree to anything we come up with, so which is the alternative?

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. Neither. 14th Amendment. n/t

[DURHAM D]

5. Exactly

[yawnmaster]

6. only congress can borrow money. eom

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. 14th Amendment. eom

Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

[yawnmaster]

12. Note those three words "authorized by law". That's Congress! (note art1sec9) eom

[housewolf]

2. Surely thete has to be another option

Life isn't all bipolar, after all....

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. The baseline GOP plan is a catastrophe, and Obama and the Dems should risk default to prevent it

Simple as that.

[Renew Deal]

4. If both parties are more willing to default than accept each others plans

we're screwed.

[liberalla]

7. I agree with post #1. Can you add a third option?

I would push for use of the 14th amendment.

[Warpy]

8. Neither

Call their bluff, speak in prime time about what those bastards are trying to pull, and at the last minute, invoke the 14th amendment for the good of the nation and tell the GOP to go to hell for trying to destroy it from within.

Then face impeachment. I guarantee if they remove him, they will not like President Biden and they won't win in 2012, 2016, and for a very long time thereafter.

[tomg]

10. Best idea I have heard so far. Unfortunately, i

Don't think it is going happen.

[hyphenate]

11. Well, Obama did well

He put the blame squarely on the shoulders of the assholes. Queen takes bishop. Checkmate.