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Originally Posted by nfotiu
The logistics of that seem tough. I am skeptical whether a deal that gets some Republican support can be palatable to democrats. It would be nice if centrist types from both parties could at least agree to keep the government running.
The Democrats may have to concede to support keeping McCarthy as speaker to do it and that seems unlikely. If McCarthy brings forward a bill that doesn't have freedom caucus support counting on Democrat votes, the freedom caucus would act quickly to remove him as speaker, I would think.
A bi-partison centrist caucus that could at least agree on some basic legislation to keep the country running is badly needed. The fringes are more than happy to watch the country burn and are holding the country hostage.
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All US politicians have rich benefactors who donate wild amounts of money to them. The odds those people are going to let these people tank the economy seems remote to me. They'll saber rattle until the last moment but the rich guys will tell them to get their stuff together and get a deal.