Mark Thorson > wrote:
> sf wrote:
>>
>> But they are the party of "No", even when what they want is handed to
>> them on a silver platter.
>
> Actually, there's a segment of the GOP (not exactly the
> Tea Party segment, but almost the same) which _wants_
> the U.S. to default. This is the closest chance they'll
> ever get, and they're going for it! If they wait until
> the next election cycle, they might not be as strong or
> the debt ceiling might be removed. It has to be now!
>
> The reasoning is that it is good if interest rates on
> T-bills go up. They want the rates to go way up. The
> rates hurt us only if we borrow money, and they want
> to stop that by any means possible. Throwing a monkey
> wrench into the machinery might work or it might not,
> but so far nothing else has. They owe the mainstream
> Republicans nothing, so they don't really care whether
> they do any damage to the party.

So far I have not seen a single posting supporting the GOP. I think it has
to do with topic "Bookstore Closing". I think this because Republicans have
no interest in reading books. So they by pass this topic up.

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