https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/08/a-debt-ceiling-fight-will-be-good-for-the-country/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 13:09:59 -0400<![CDATA[The debt ceiling ought to be raised because nobody has a plan to eliminate the deficit immediately, and there is no popular support for doing what that would take. A congressman who isn’t presenting and supporting a zero-deficit-now plan has an obligation to give the federal government the additional borrowing authority that continued deficits make necessary.]]>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:30:20 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/08/a-debt-ceiling-fight-will-be-good-for-the-country-n99039