A lot of people seem to be getting excited by the. The liberals over a chance to smear Rand, and debt hawks itching for a fight. However, consider this. A filibuster is only needed for legislation has a chance to pass. But the last time the vote came up not a single republican in the house or the senate voted for it.
Now republicans have a majority in the house. So the only way the debt ceiling passes is if either a significant number of current GOP house incumbents flip flop and vote for it, or if a significant number of freshmen GOP house members betray their mandate and vote for it. I don't expect the freshmen to flip. That leaves the incumbents. If they flip, they're on record. They can be taken out in 2012. There's an old saying about crossing a bridge once we get to it.
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