...as near as I can remember from kollege raising the debt limit is always favored by the party in power and opposed by the party on the outside looking in. Once their positions are reversed so are their prospective opinions. The drawback is that 'non essential government employees' are given time off with pay which causes one to wonder why we have non essential government employees. IMHO, this is a sleight of hand trick to remove my hard earned cash from my wallet and pass it on to those "more deserving" after taking out a significant "finders fee" for their efforts
Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!