Vote on Debt Limit increase?

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Originally Posted by Danzig

..i've always thought that the best way to handle the fed govt is to have one party in charge in congress, and the other in the white house. they tend to keep each other, and our dollars, more in check that way.

I used to agree with that, historically. That's the way we, as a country, seem to vote, too.

But now, when one party has stated their only goal is to ensure this President is not re-elected, and that is how they have indeed acted, I don't think it applies any longer.