It may be that the nearly last-minute debt deal has, at least for now, stopped the U.S. from careening into default. (Assuming that the various political factions don’t scuttle the agreement.)
Putting aside the question of whether the deal was good or not, the country still faces that such machinations became necessary. Republicans decided to twist arms to get what they wanted. Democrats didn’t address the upcoming problem — it’s always upcoming — when they had control of both houses of Congress.
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