McCarthy's woes spotlight "Erosion of Governance" cited by credit agency

https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/fitch-downgrades-united-states-long-term-ratings-to-aa-from-aaa-outlook-stable-01-08-2023/

erosion of governance relative to ‘AA’ and ‘AAA’ rated peers over the last two decades that has manifested in repeated debt limit standoffs and last-minute resolutions.

In Fitch’s view, there has been a steady deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years, including on fiscal and debt matters, notwithstanding the June bipartisan agreement to suspend the debt limit until January 2025. The repeated debt-limit political standoffs and last-minute resolutions have eroded confidence in fiscal management,

“It’s frustrating in a sense that I don’t understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and having the debate,” McCarthy vented.

“This is a whole new concept of individuals that just want to burn the whole place down. That doesn’t work,” he said.

This purposely incompetent faction is going to grow even bigger in future Republican majorities.

This isn’t even the first time the USA lost its AAA credit rating under the Obiden Administration. :rofl:

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Our federal government is corrupt, enriching themselves while running up a national debt of over 33 trillion dollars. Note…this isn’t an R or a D thingy. It applies to both sides of the aisle. Just the lack of management and the cost of our southern border alone perfectly frames what I just said.

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That category would be better entitled “Erosion of Submission to Authority.”

Anyone who understands the US form of government knows the House is designed to be chaotic.

The ignorant probably don’t.

Also a reason not dressing like a bum in the Senate is important.

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Absolutely. Now, there may possibly perhaps be those who may say something that amounts to:

“It’s great to have a minority of nihilistic GOP ■■■■■■■■ like Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and MGT (who everyone seems to agree are ■■■■■■■■ ) making our House of Representatives extra-super ineffectual, irrational, stupid, incoherent, detached from reality, and destructive to US interests, domestic and abroad. They waste time and energy that could usefully spent elsewhere.This is the way Congress is supposed to work, and if you disagree, your’re ignorant or stupid, and want to submit to authoritarianism.”

But then again, there are people who believe in urine therapy and all kinds of stupid ■■■■■

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This is all ■■■■■■■■■

Category B it is then.

MGT? You sure?

Appears to be about pissing away money on the europe war

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4218467-mccarthy-vows-to-strip-ukraine-money-from-pentagon-bill-after-greene-no-vote/

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…and then again, there are people who believe in doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results yet consider themselves to be the sane ones.

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Maybe not.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4220034-mccarthy-backtracks-says-he-will-keep-ukraine-aid-in-pentagon-funding-bill/

Republicans suck at governing