It’s looking increasingly as if House Republicans won’t crash the world economy by refusing to raise the debt ceiling, at least not right now. Score a big one for the White House (provisionally); its bet that it wouldn’t need a way to bypass the ceiling is looking like a winner (although it ain’t over until the tanned guy cries).Paul nearly caused me to spew orange juice all over my keyboard with his final parenthetical comment. Don't misunderstand me: Krugman has a biting wit, but it's not usually of the sort that will cause liquid to be spewed, so I was unprepared.
The reality that they will be blamed for a default seems finally to be dawning on Republicans. That they would even contemplate such a move as not paying bills that the government owes seems quite reckless. Their chief supporters of the GOP, investors, banks, and corporations, don't like the present uncertainty either. Even now, the fact that the matter of the debt ceiling is not settled puts a drag on economic recovery.