oh. now i get it. no matter what obama says publicly, he really doesn't want congress to raise the debt limit. he wants us to default. he wants to drive interest rates up so the economy (and the "empire") will collapse.

why?

because then socialism can take over the world.

so, gop, if you don't raise the ceiling, you're giving obama just what he wants.

why didn't i see it sooner? thanx, bill, for opening my eyes.