John Boehner (entry coming shortly) and Michele Bachmann (avowed woman-hater and general American-people-hater) called upon President Obama to “tell the truth” about the consequences of not raising the debt ceiling, as if that’s not what he’s been doing already. From the CBS News article above:
President Obama caused a stir Tuesday when he told the CBS Evening News he “cannot guarantee” the 27 million Social Security checks due out on August 3rd would be mailed as scheduled if Congress did not first reach a deal, though White House spokesman Jay Carney on Wednesday expressed confidence it would not come to that.
White House hopeful Michele Bachmann called Mr. Obama’s remarks “dangerous” and called on the president to “tell the truth.”
“We cannot go on scaring the American people, we need to be truthful. And I call on the president and the Treasury Secretary (Timothy Geithner) to tell the truth to the American people,” the Minnesota Republican lawmaker told reporters on Capitol Hill.
As if we needed further proof that Michele Bachmann is a complete idiot, there it is. That IS the truth, Michele. If America defaults in August, our economy will crumble and we may or may not be able to provide social security our citizens. Hell, the global economy will crumble. Do you not understand what “default” and “default on loans” means? Or “economic crisis”? Or “devastating effect on the world economy,” the words the Fed and the rest of our economic overseers have been using for weeks now? No? Clearly, Bachmann isn’t just in need of Remedial American History and Remedial Math (since she doesn’t seem to understand that reducing the deficit cannot simply be solved by cutting spending but also REQUIRES increased tax revenue), but Remedial English and Remedial Reading Comprehension as well. Dear god, someone send Congress to public school!
As for the Speaker of the House John Boehner, it seems his listening skills are also on the fritz:
Asked what would happen if the United States defaulted on its debt obligations for the first time because Republicans and Democrats could not come to an agreement before the deadline, Boehner said: “Nobody wants to go there, because nobody knows what’s going to happen. It’s a crapshoot.”
No, Mr. Speaker. It is not a “crapshoot.” It is a certainty: The American economy will crumble and the world economy will plunge into SERIOUS trouble if America defaults by not raising the debt ceiling. Unbunch your panties, suck it up, and give in to the compromise. You’re on the verge of dooming us all.
And, Mr. President: You’re amazing. Please go on television and rip these men and women a new one. Don’t let their misanthropic hate destroy this great nation. We know you can do it. We stand behind you.
In the meantime, if you live in a state that is represented by the pig-headed, idiotic Tea Party and Republican leadership, call and write and raise a big stink about how you want the debt ceiling raise. You know, so we can have any future at all.
