Is it true that no other President has had to go through this process? I believe Sheila Jackson Lee

[cyberpj]

was the woman I saw testifying that "Only this one!" "Only this one!" over and over again. And finishing by asking "Why?"

Is that true?

edited to correct name and add link:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/07/15/dem_congresswoman_blames_debt_ceiling_fight_on_obamas_race.html

[FLAprogressive]

1. Maxine Waters is clinically insane and is owned by the banks so it's best to ignore her

[Horse with no Name]

2. I think it was Sheila Jackson Lee.

I know she addressed it. Maxine might have as well.

[cyberpj]

7. Thanks. I changed the name and also found and added a link. nt

[CakeGrrl]

3. As POTUS pointed out, Congress raised the debt ceiling 18 times under Reagan

and they did it for every other POTUS since.

So Congresswoman Waters' question IS relevant:

Why not now?

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. That was Rep Jackson Lee

[CaptRandom]

5. Yeah im seeing it...

I also always wondered why all the outrage over the eVil TSA suddenly started after he took the oath...

[Overseas]

6. Democratic presidents get hassled. Republicans get a pass.

And Republicans run up the biggest deficits, at least since Reagan called on them to bankrupt our country without regret.

[robinlynne]

8. I dont know but it sounds about right.

[rury]

9. Yes it's true ....

But a lot of people on this board refuse to believe it and bash President Obama for not getting his way with racists who are determined to see him fail because he's black.

[robinlynne]

10. actually Clinton also had to several times accordig to posts on DU today.

[PoliticAverse]

11. No, it's not 100% true. There have been several debt limit crises...

In fact in 1979 one the US treasury actually (inadvertently) defaulted on a small amount of T-bills.

See: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/11/politics/washingtonpost/main20078437.shtml