Paul Krugman says (accurately) that Biden "blew it" on the debt ceiling. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/opinion/biden-debt-ceiling-republicans.html
It's just one more example of the Democrats' endemic weakness: They always bring handshakes to knife fights.
Big Journalism, meanwhile, loves this -- because it sets up the standard "both sides" treatment of issues. In this case, one side is an economic saboteur, but hey they must have a legitimate point, right?
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