Republicans Brace For Surrender On The Debt Ceiling

[DonViejo]

SAHIL KAPUR – JANUARY 30, 2014, 6:00 AM EST

Republicans are looking for ways to defuse the fight they've threatened to pick over the debt ceiling, having concluded that they're likely destined for defeat.

The fatalism reflects the fact that House GOP leaders are boxed in both by Democrats who'll refuse to vote for a debt limit hike with policy add-ons, and by a significant faction of conservatives who aren't interested in voting for any increase in the federal borrowing limit.

"We don't want to have a government crisis. That's one of the reasons why we had a budget agreement, which prevented two possible shutdowns from occurring this year," Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said Tuesday night on CBS News. After taking some shots at President Barack Obama, he signaled that Republicans won't follow through with the fight.

"We will not default," Ryan said. "I will not -- no. I don't think the full (faith and credit of the United States) -- no, it will not be in jeopardy again."

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[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. A little crack of sanity is starting to show

Wonder if Ted Cruz and the rest of the teabaggers in the House of (un-)Representatives will go along with Ryan or if he and Boehner will be forced to put on some "dramatics" for them again over the debt ceiling. They say they won't now but it will be interesting to see what happens once push actually comes to shove over it.

[kairos12]

2. The crazies in the House will vote against it, otherwise it will pass.

[Gothmog]

3. I saw that Carnival Cruz is not giving up

The GOP base is not going to be happy with Boehner or McConnell on this issue