https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/05/hey-obama-can-win-the-debt-ceiling-fight/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 07:43:53 -0400<![CDATA[The truth of course is that it’s Congress that has incurred the debts, not the president. The only reason the president appears to be in the position of being the one seeking the increase is that any sitting administration (its Treasury Department) is the one that actually has to pay the bills. That’s a pretty sweet deal for Congress. They run up the bills, and then, when the president asks them for the money to pay off the bills that they incurred, they say no!]]>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:20:48 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/05/hey-obama-can-win-the-debt-ceiling-fight-n98935