Debt limit mood darkens as GOP searches for their identity

I am not sure what the Republicans are doing now. It appears as if the President met them more than half way. Unfortunately, that was not good enough. It is sad that the President has to use fear mongering to get the average person to understand the seriousness of our situation. If the Republicans really cared about America, they would not be pushing her off of the cliff.

Washington’s political mood darkened dramatically Tuesday, as the debt ceiling crisis showed signs of spinning out of control and Republicans began looking for an escape path from the default showdown they helped create.

For the first time, President Barack Obama warned that Social Security checks for millions of senior citizens could be in jeopardy next month, and White House talks ran into the early evening with House leaders missing multiple votes on the floor.

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