“It really is irresponsible of the president to try to scare the markets,” said Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, while acknowledging to the New York Times that “some” economists disagreed with him about the impact defaulting on the debt would have on our economy and, well, the world’s too.
Representative Paul Broun , Republican of Georgia believes the greatest threat to our economy is “Obamacare” and not a default on our national debt.
Stupid is as stupid
does.
And then there’s Representative Ted Yoho, Republican from
Florida and former large-animal veterinarian. He believes we should be running
the world’s largest economy like he runs his veterinary practice. “Everybody talks about how destabilizing
doing this [defaulting on the debt] will be on the markets,” he is quoted as
saying to the New York Times, “but
heck, I’ve seen that in my business…we’re just not going to pay you today…..”
You’re kidding me,
right?
I’ll leave you with this thought from columnist William A.
Galston in today’s The Wall Street
Journal – the conservative paper of record in this country.
“By contrast, some
conservatives have convinced themselves that the consequences of refusing to
raise the debt ceiling wouldn’t be so terrible….
Rand Paul.
“This is a dangerous delusion…
Ted Cruz.
“…and it’s time for the adults in the Republican Party –
starting with the speaker of the House – “
John Boehner.
“…to say so.”
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