What happened in 2011 is that the debt ceiling got raised.

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TB — 1/9/2013 4:57:18 PM (archived)

We also got an idiotic fiscal cliff/sequestration deal out of it, but that's another subject. The spending cuts in the deal never took place, and never will.

Look on the bright side: if the Republicans just rolled over, who the hell would the Democrats have left to demonize?

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Ezra Klein reports on bi-partisan commission study on effect of breaching the debt ceiling. - BuckGalaxy - 1/8/2013 4:47:30 PM
- Anyone who watches this video and responds the way TB has below needs a lobotomy. - BuckGalaxy - 1/8/2013 9:25:38 PM
  - Apparently some people have already had one. - TB - 1/8/2013 10:02:55 PM
    - "The debt ceiling will be raised. Nobody has any doubt about that." - BuckGalaxy - 1/9/2013 4:13:17 AM
      - Told you so. - TB - 1/23/2013 8:49:01 PM
        
        I'm glad you were right - BuckGalaxy - 1/24/2013 6:02:35 PM
      - What happened in 2011 is that the debt ceiling got raised. - TB - 1/9/2013 4:57:18 PM
      - You need to face the facts buddy - BuckGalaxy - 1/9/2013 5:42:07 AM
        
        Right. - TB - 1/9/2013 9:52:06 PM
        
        Honestly, it's tiring reading your endless attempts to steer the conversation away from - BuckGalaxy - 1/10/2013 6:54:51 AM
        
        "Look Look! It's about these graphs and debt debt debt debt. Just don't make me talk about the debt ceiling!" - BuckGalaxy - 1/10/2013 6:42:35 AM
        
        Interesting how you inverted that. - TB - 1/10/2013 3:45:00 PM
- Re: Ezra Klein reports on bi-partisan commission study on effect of breaching the debt ceiling. - TB - 1/8/2013 5:27:29 PM
  - Incidentally... - TB - 1/8/2013 5:36:58 PM
    - Of course the Trillion Dollar coin is insane - BuckGalaxy - 1/8/2013 6:46:13 PM
      - Your head is jammed on the talking points. You're not letting anything else in. - TB - 1/8/2013 7:04:58 PM
        
        furthermore, - BuckGalaxy - 1/8/2013 8:26:22 PM
        
        Listen - BuckGalaxy - 1/8/2013 7:56:11 PM

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