MONEY THEFT — WALL ST. THREATENS - BOEHNER: DON’T MESS WITH DEBT

[kpete]

MONEY THEFT — WALL ST. TO BOEHNER: DON’T MESS WITH DEBT — From POLITICO’s Morning Money — EXCLUSIVE: GOP SPOOKED ON DEBT LIMIT? – M.M. hears that House Speaker John Boehner has been reaching out to top Wall Street players asking how close Congress can get to the May 16th deadline (or July 8th drop-dead date) for raising the debt limit without seriously unnerving financial markets. The questioning is not going over well. “They don’t seem to understand that you can’t put everything back in the box. Once that fear of default is in the markets, it doesn’t just go away. We’ll be paying the price for years in higher rates,” said one executive. Boehner’s office last night would not confirm the conversations.

the rest:
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2011/04/call-the-hostage-takers-bluff/

[CreekDog]

1. Boehner needs to understand that if I think my money is going to be threatened on May 16th...

I have to start moving it now.

[Renew Deal]

4. Right

[sasha031]

2. maybe Boner has seen "The Face of God"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVQsFuyn4SI

[Renew Deal]

3. I think this is what will get the debt extension passed.

Big business will not take it well.

[n2doc]

5. The other thing is, if they do cause a crisis

It is not at all certain what the consequences would be. Maybe they get social security and medicare privatized, or even eliminated. Or maybe people riot when they try that (as in Europe) and the military gets cut/wars ended, and giveaways to agribiz and oil co's and banksters get eliminated. Chaos creates uncertain outcomes.

[bullwinkle428]

6. Tea-baggers will all have the "sad panda face" when they realize

who Boner's true lord & master is!

K&R.

[flamingdem]

9. +100

[Atman]

7. But stopping abortions is WAY more important!

Fuck the debt! Fuck the economy! Those goddamn wimmen-folk are the problem! They want self-determination, rights and all that stuff. Shut 'er down. Git 'er done.

.

[flamingdem]

8. What a buffoon, we're the laughing stock of the world with these idiot teapartygopsters nt