"For the moment, Republicans have no interest in moving the nation’s debate toward investments in job creation because they gain twice over from keeping Washington mired in discussions on the deficit. It’s a brute fact that Republicans benefit if the economy stays sluggish." EJ Dionne implying that the Republicans might be trying to deliberately sabotage the recovery
You know what would totally screw the economy? Allowing the deadline for raising the debt ceiling to expire. And that's precisely what the Republicans are trying to do. That's just one of many things the Republicans are actively doing in order to slow or reverse the recovery.