Mitch McConnell Prefers Calamitous Debt Default to Helping Democrats – New York Magazine
The hammer-headed Senate Minority Leader says hes not bluffing. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images In trying to adequately describe the current stalemate in Washington over the necessary chore of avoiding a calamitous default on the nations public debt, I have struggled with several metaphors. Are Mitch McConnell and his Democratic opponents two…