Boehner's Show-and-Bluff on Debt Ceiling

Ezra Klein, Washington PostSteve Benen rounds up some of John Boehner's debt-ceiling statements and notices that they're getting more, rather than less, reckless. We've gone from, "Whether we like it or not, the federal government has obligations and we have obligations on our part," to "there's a chance it [the debt limit vote] could not happen."Perhaps that's to be expected: Boehner's playing a bit of a double-game here. He needs to convince Republicans that the debt-ceiling must be raised, convince the market that he understands the debt ceiling...

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