Republicans were afraid: Republican leadership DNA has for a very long time had an average shortage of testosterone. When you can't kill illegal handouts to illegals, turn in your gonads.
Debt ceiling: Yep. Just keep raising it. Rather kills the definition of "ceiling."
Think if it was needed Rand Paul would have voted YES. He was stuck between two Milton Friedman quotes of reducing taxes whenever possible for whatever reason and that spending money you don't have is just a hidden tax. Reportedly he would have been a YES if there was no debt ceiling increase.
Republicans were afraid: Republican leadership DNA has for a very long time had an average shortage of testosterone. When you can't kill illegal handouts to illegals, turn in your gonads.
Debt ceiling: Yep. Just keep raising it. Rather kills the definition of "ceiling."
Think if it was needed Rand Paul would have voted YES. He was stuck between two Milton Friedman quotes of reducing taxes whenever possible for whatever reason and that spending money you don't have is just a hidden tax. Reportedly he would have been a YES if there was no debt ceiling increase.