You’ll Get Nothing and Like It

I like how the administration is working over the House Republicans by offering them nothing and demanding that they raise the debt ceiling. It reminds me of this scene from The Godfather II:

Senator John Ensign Pat Geary: I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow. And one more thing. Don’t you contact me again, ever. From now on, you deal with Coburn Turnbull.

Tim Geithner Michael Corleone: Senator? You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally.

The Republicans desperately want to be saved from the corner they’ve paved themselves into, but everyone thinks they’re bluffing. I’m not so sure that they are capable of caving. Maybe they need to wake up hungover next to a bloody, dead, underage prostitute. That focused Sen. John Ensign’s Pat Geary’s mind. And he payed for the gaming license.

Hey, they always said the Kenyan engaged in Chicago/Gangster politics.