When must they raise the debt ceiling??

[kentuck]

How are the Repubs going to handle this little problem?

[OHdem10]

1. May

[Clio the Leo]

2. going to be fun, isn't it? nt

[tritsofme]

3. It is a scary problem.

Republicans can hold the whole nation hostage.

If they run out the clock there is not much Obama can do but accept what ends up at his desk, he cannot risk a sovereign default.

[playstation]

4. They will raise it, the reason they will use

is- "..no choice, have to do it this one last time because the Dems went crazy spending the last two years."

and, they will get away with it.

[DemocraticPilgrim]

5. The GOP friends in the military indstry would not be pleased if they didn't.