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Congress Passes Bills That Appropriate Money. Congress Says, 'we're Building This Bridge Or Funding That Defense Project, And They Cost This Much.'

The Debate We Won't Be Having Is Whether Or Not The Debt Ceiling Should Be Raised. We Will Not Have A Situation Where People Will Hold The American Economy Hostage In Order To Achieve A Specific Agenda - At Least Not Until 2013. So We Think That Is Incredibly Important As A Matter Of Economic Good.

We Believe That It Is Very Important That We Have Hopefully Averted What Would Have Been The Most Substantial Headwind Of All, Which Is A Default For The First Time In Our History, And That That Will Contribute To A More Positive Environment That We Hope Will Allow For Greater Growth And Job Creation.

I Think, If You're A Candidate And You Want To Be Totally Safe, And Assure That What You Say Is Not Going To Be Recorded Or Broadcast On The Internet, You Have To Have Something Like Safe Cone. Everything Is So Viral Right Now That You Have To Assume As A Candidate That Anything You Say Will Be Broadcast.

What We See Happening With This Republican Strategy Is A Willingness To Threaten The Very Foundation Of The World's Greatest Economic Power. That Is A Very Risky Proposition.