tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post6745451269985018766..comments2024-01-20T02:06:45.388-08:00Comments on The Political Omnivore: Bare Knuckle Politics: The Debt CeilingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-85842902451663951142013-01-31T02:42:59.270-08:002013-01-31T02:42:59.270-08:00Great stuff, as usual, PO. There is an undercurre...Great stuff, as usual, PO. There is an undercurrent of sinister branding recently that -IMHO - comes into play on this issue. GOP brand has been muddied and tarnished with an "old, greedy, racist, elitist" mallet and the battle here will be colored accordingly. BO can play that card so that if there is substantial REAL damage to the economy, the GOP will get the blame because they _____ (fill in old, greedy, racist, elitist activity here). The wager becomes: do a deal that's acceptable to the Dems, or keep painting yourself into that shrinking little corner you made through the last election cycle. My $0.02.JJ TootsieHutuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16150740937794943221noreply@blogger.com