https://www.thebulwark.com/staying-clear-eyed-about-republican-radicalism-on-the-debt-ceiling/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email # https://www.thebulwark.com/staying-clear-eyed-about-republican-radicalism-on-the-debt-ceiling/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email SeditiousTraitorKevinMcCarthy Tea Party lawmakers pushed Obama with demands, holding the debt limit hostage right to the brink, until Boehner rescued America’s credit. But the consequences of the near miss were severe. America’s credit rating was downgraded for the first time in history & the rise in interest rates cost taxpayers billions of dollars in the years that followed. #SeditiousTraitorKevinMcCarthy #DebtCeilingbtCeiling