It would appear that Joe Biden is telling tales of out-of-school.
Biden is playing a tough guy in front of the cameras for the liberal horde regarding the debt ceiling.
However, House Speaker McCarthy (R-CA) says he and Joe already have an appointment to discuss it.
No Leverage
Biden got up in front of the country and proudly declared he will not allow the GOP to use the debt ceiling as a chip in negotiations.
Yet, the Democrats have done this before when they were in power, as has the GOP… it’s just how it is.
The deadline is in June, so we have time, but it would help that if, for once, a budget issue was put to bed before the deadline was minutes away.
McCarthy says the process is already starting but he does admit this will not conclude until June.
He stated, “Well, we’re going to meet this Wednesday. I know the President said he didn’t want to have any discussions, but I think it’s very important that our whole government is designed to find a compromise.
“I want to find a reasonable and a responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling, but take control of this runaway spending.
“I mean, if you look at the last four years, the Democrats have increased spending by 30%, $400 billion. We’re at a 120% of GDP.
“We haven’t been in this place to debt since World War Two.
“So we can’t continue down this path. And I don’t think there’s anyone in America who doesn’t agree that there’s some wasteful Washington spending that we can eliminate.
“So, I want to sit down together, work out an agreement that we can move forward, to put us on a path to balance- at the same time, not put any- any of our debt in jeopardy at the same time.”
When he was asked if Biden would be willing to talk about cutting future spending, McCarthy stated, “Well, if he’s changed his mind from his whole time in the Senate and Vice President before, I mean, he literally led the talks in 2011 and he praised having those talks.
“This is what he’s always done in the past. And if he listens to the American public, more than 74% believe we need to sit down and find ways to eliminate this wasteful spending in Washington.
“So, I don’t believe he would change his behavior from before, and I know there’s a willingness on our side to find a way that we can find a reasonable and responsible way to get this done.”
McCarthy clearly sounds hopeful, but I want to see what happens if Biden decides to play hardball.
Who will blink first, McCarthy or Biden?
Source: Breitbart
