Alter: Boehner’s Response Is Work of Political Fiction
Speeches by politicians are usually full of spin, biased use of facts and appeals to emotion. President Barack Obama’s address to the nation last night on the debt ceiling was no exception.
House Speaker John Boehner’s response was in a different league. It was chock full of statements that simply aren’t true.
It absolutely amazes me that some people still can’t see that the current crisis we are facing over the debt ceiling is a completely manufactured, unnecessary one. The Republicans are apparently willing to damage our credit rating and allow the country to default in order to keep people like the Koch brothers happy. This is beyond shameful behavior by our elected officials.