the national interest Feb. 10, 2014

John Boehner Fully in Control on Debt Ceiling

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By Jonathan Chait, who’s been a New York political columnist since 2011. He writes the newsletter &c.

Photo: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

It may appear that House Speaker John Boehner’s plan for increasing the debt ceiling is a hopeless series of gambits, each discarded within days or sometimes hours.

But do not be alarmed! Boehner is meeting with his members right now and has things firmly under control:

Mo Brooks wanted to switch sequester offset w immigration fraud prevention offset
— Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) February 10, 2014

McClintock stood up and said vote to raise debt ceiling is a vote to raise taxes... These two short speeches define divide
— Robert Costa (@costareports) February 10, 2014

Boehner tells speakers to share their plan, if they have one... clear from inside room that no alt plan emerging, just unease/exhaustion
— Robert Costa (@costareports) February 10, 2014

By the way, is there anyone onboard who knows how to fly a plane?

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