…what an ignoranomus:

GOP leaders say they’ve sacrificed enough already on debt negotiations

Amid ongoing negotiations with President Obama over raising the debt ceiling, House Republican leaders responded to Obama’s call Monday for compromise by saying that their openness to raising the debt ceiling at all is sacrifice enough.

“A vote to increase the debt limit in this country is an existential question for a fiscal conservative,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday. “These votes aren’t easy. …What I don’t think that the White House understands is how difficult it is for fiscal conservatives to say they’re going to vote for a debt ceiling increase….”

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Cue the violins.

In 2003:

H.J.RES.51

Latest Title: Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Sponsor: No Sponsor (introduced 4/11/2003)      Cosponsors (None)

Related Bills: H.CON.RES.95, S.2986

Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-24 [GPO: Text, PDF]

Note: On 4/11/2003, pursuant to Rule XXVII, H.J.Res. 51 was deemed to have passed the House as a result of the adoption by the House and Senate of the H.Con.Res. 95 conference report….

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FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 141

     H CON RES 95      YEA-AND-NAY      11-Apr-2003      2:39 AM

     QUESTION:  On Agreeing to the Conference Report

     BILL TITLE: Congressional Budget for FY 2004

—- YEAS    216 —

Cantor

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That’s one difficult yes vote. And who was President and had just exploded the budget surplus with a windfall tax break for the top two percent? Oh, yeah….

In 2005:

H.J.RES.47

Latest Title: Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Sponsor: No Sponsor (introduced 5/2/2005)      Cosponsors (None)

Related Bills: H.CON.RES.95

Latest Major Action: 3/20/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-182.

4/28/2005 11:59pm:

   Passed House pursuant to rule XXVII and H. Con. Res. 95….

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FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 149

     H CON RES 95      YEA-AND-NAY      28-Apr-2005      8:35 PM

     QUESTION:  On Agreeing to the Conference Report

     BILL TITLE: Congressional Budget for FY 2006

—- YEAS    214 —

Cantor

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That’s a second difficult yes vote. The existential angst must have really started to build at that point. You know, over six years ago.

The republicans in the House must think everyone else is stoopid.