In 50 years, we have raised the debt ceiling 78 times, 7 times under Bush, so why are Republicans saying no?

It's the G0P hypocrisy. And no matter what anyone says, they cannot stand that a black man is president. So, the reason Repubs do not want to raise the debt ceiling is so that the economy stays bad so that they can blame Obama.

Right. They'd play with the economy for political gain!

Well the republicans have a different group of people, who are not playing the way things we're done in the past. They would like to get things done that they Promise to get a elected.

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