When the New Hampshire Union Leader tells the House Republicans, Guys, don’t be nuts on this debt ceiling thing, you know Boehner and the House firebreathers are losing. Read More

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We’re talking about whether Senate Democrats are going to push forward with deep or more modest filibuster reform. Here’s an update on the issues in play from Sahil Kapur from earlier this week.

A growing number of Republicans seems to have concluded that the risk of a debt ceiling hostage caper outweighs the potential gains.