re: #261 Interesting Times

Bloomberg is reporting this too:

U.S. Stocks Surge as Lawmakers Move to End Debt Impasse

But as Kragar often says, trusting the GOP at this point isn’t “optimism”, it’s weapons-grade stupidity.

The lawmakers will this morning present to members a proposal for a six-week debt-limit increase that will not include other policy demands, a congressional aide familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.
Read more at littlegreenfootballs.com

Six weeks is wonderful. Just in time to jack up the Christmas retail numbers.