The House Republicans continue to play grabass with the debt ceiling. Benen reports:
...incoming House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) acknowledged that he's well aware of the fact that his chamber is going to have to extend the federal debt limit. He noted that's already "made it pretty clear" to his own caucus that Republicans are "going to have to deal with it as adults."
Boehner added, "Whether we like it or not, the federal government has obligations and we have obligations on our part."
Dealing with the debt limit "as adults" doesn't appear to be going well. This morning, two right-wing lawmakers -- Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rep.-elect Mike Kelly (R-Minn.) -- reiterated their opposition to raising the debt limit on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Two things here. 1) Do they have any clue what will happen if the debt ceiling isn't raised? Obviously not. And, 2) Why the hell was Michele Bachmann on Face the Nation? Very serious of them. Were they unable to book a tiny car filled with clowns?