https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/04/the-debt-ceiling-fight-lets-take-the-hostage/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 13:09:09 -0400<![CDATA[In a better, more rational world, the debt limit wouldn’t be a tool of budgetary policy. But it is one of the few must-pass pieces of legislation that Republicans can use to force spending cuts, and it obviously relates directly to our budget problem. If the president doesn’t want the debate over it to go nerve-wrackingly down to the wire, he can set out a serious offer, now.]]>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:15:47 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/04/the-debt-ceiling-fight-lets-take-the-hostage-n98903