The second front
by digby
Boehner passed his bill. Barely. And now it goes to the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is eyeing two separate avenues to passing such a bill — one that would result in Senate passage of a debt limit bill Monday morning, another that would wrap up the Senate’s work Tuesday, each leaving House Democratic and Republican leaders precious little time to cobble together a coalition to pass it.
Reid has his eyes on several Republicans who might co-operate. The huge question looming over the Capitol at this point is whether Boehner has enough sway with his caucus to put together a substantial number of votes — enough to pass something before the country’s borrowing authority expires late Tuesday evening.
Right. Reid will have to get “several Republicans to co-operate.” And then Boehner is going to have to decide between risking his speakership by essentially having the President and Pelosi pass the final hideous piece of garbage that emerges(with just enough Republicans to get it over the line) or default. I still don’t see how the debt ceiling gets raised by the congress any other way.
What a mess. I think it’s time to start tippling.
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