tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post6119805853191837306..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-77273243211930043012011-04-21T18:49:06.557-04:002011-04-21T18:49:06.557-04:00Paul Ryan's budget would necessitate raising t...Paul Ryan's budget would necessitate raising the debt ceiling. <br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-shining--national-debt-edition/2011/04/20/AFnfSICE_story.html<br /><br /><i>"The House Republican budget adds $6 trillion to the debt in the next decade yet the GOP is balking at raising the debt limit." I thought about making this week’s column that one sentence WaPost columnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-48445836338858953562011-04-21T17:55:53.817-04:002011-04-21T17:55:53.817-04:00Nope. You won't.Nope. You won't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-78523100427408586782011-04-20T08:57:57.909-04:002011-04-20T08:57:57.909-04:00So "Let's all get along and keep spending...So "Let's all get along and keep spending"? That seems like how we got here.<br /><br />I'll take gridlock over the continued fiscal insanity.Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-49527596985752613342011-04-20T07:38:50.947-04:002011-04-20T07:38:50.947-04:00The S&P downgrade is less a lagging indicator,...The S&P downgrade is less a lagging indicator, and more of a warning shot at the Tea Party wing of the GOP. It specifically mentions political gridlock as the primary factor in its decision.<br /><br />The last time S&P did this was, not so coincidentally, in response to the previous "maybe we won't raise the debt limit" noise coming from Congress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com