House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) toned down his hard-line stance Thursday, saying, "There is a dose of pragmatism in all that we do."

Virtually all credible authorities


Who would be these ALL credible authorities? Do any authorities hold a divergent view?

President Barack Obama said Friday Congress has a "unique opportunity to do something big" and stabilize the U.S. economy for decades by cutting deficits even as it raises the national debt limit ahead of a critical Aug. 2 deadline. But, he declared, "We're running out of time."

Administration officials and private economists say that if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing limit and begins to stop paying its bills as a result, the fragile U.S. economy could be cast into a crisis that would reverberate around the globe. Democratic and Republican congressional leaders agree on the need to avert that outcome,

Or Rick Santorum

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Fifty percent of our discretionary spending goes for the Pentagon. A massive transfer of wealth into the hands of a few while the American people lack sufficient jobs, health care, housing, retirement security.

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Does it give you a boner when you antagonize people???...