Jay Kuo
Speaker McCarthy has trapped himself on the debt ceiling. He can’t raise it cleanly without losing hardliners in the GOP, but he can’t put conditions on it, which is a non-starter for the White House. McCarthy’s latest math dilemma, in today’s piece. https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/math-is-hard-kevin?sd=pf
Math Is Hard, Kevin

Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a very big problem, and he’s trying desperately to make it ours. In exchange for securing the votes, after an embarrassing 15 attempts, to finally elevate him to Speaker, McCarthy promised members of the far right, including the powerful “Freedom Caucus,” that he would not raise the debt ceiling cleanly. Instead, he promised them he would demand steep spending cuts as a precondition to raising it.

The Status Kuo
Apr 18, 2023 at 4:09pmWeb
Show threadSze HuiApr 18, 2023
@jaykuo so we're just kind of zombie walking towards default. Cool cool #MintTheCoin
Show threadtrask🇺🇦Apr 18, 2023
@jaykuo love this “Majority Leader Chuck Schumer isn’t going to negotiate with an economic terrorist.”
Show threadindyradioApr 18, 2023
@jaykuo It took an unprecedented number of attempts for him to become speaker, so this naturally follows.
Show threadjmhtApr 18, 2023
@jaykuo He could try to propose a budget ... Yanno, that task the Constitution gives the House?
Show threadStargeezer SmithApr 18, 2023

@jaykuo
A wise man would get some advice from Pelosi. But he'd have to be wise enough to ask and smart enough to understand what she said.

Does the GOP house have anyone like that?

Show threadJoe BeamApr 18, 2023
@jaykuo It say a lot that he went to Wall Street to talk about the debt ceiling. We know who owns him.
Show threadAngry* Atheist Truck DriverApr 18, 2023
@jaykuo they need to declare the #GOPShitShow a domestic terrorist organization. We don’t negotiate with terrorists. We take them out (of office in this case).
Show threadTransitBikerApr 18, 2023
@jaykuo this is all a distraction from the absolutely ongoing 100% happening, fascist, slow-roll coup.
Show threadS_LVKApr 18, 2023
@jaykuo How can someone be so bad at their job?
Show threadakgirl49Apr 18, 2023
@jaykuo McCarthy’s reign is going to be short lived. Bit by bit he’s going down.
Show threadsirgetagripApr 19, 2023
@jaykuo can't Dems and a handful of GOP sane representatives use the discharge petition to pass the debt ceiling hike?
Show threadNerdGirlInVR 💜🇺🇸🌎🐘💜Apr 19, 2023

@jaykuo you all know what the kids say about fucking around???? Kevin gonna find out!! #FAFO 😂

We all saw this coming. Get the popcorn 🍿 I have complete faith that the #Republicans will once again make fools of themselves.

#RememberInNovember2024 🌊