Luddly Neddite
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House Republicans Eyeing New Hostage Opportunity -- Daily Intelligencer
Why can't the GObP/pubs just do their jobs?
Because they'd lose.
Instead, they lie, cheat, steal.
The House Republicans are contemplating a new budget-hostage strategy, the the Washington Post reports in a story that is both highly useful and inadvertently Onion-esque. The hallmark of Onion news reporting is conveying insanity as if it were sane in a completely deadpan way. The news contained within the story is that the House GOP is thinking of tying the next increase in the debt ceiling to tax reform. Under this proposed strategy, the Post reports, The debt limit might be raised for only a few months, with the promise of another increase when tax reform legislation passes the Senate.
If you didnt fall out of your chair when reading that apparently anodyne sentence, let me explain why you should have....
Why can't the GObP/pubs just do their jobs?
Because they'd lose.
Instead, they lie, cheat, steal.