McConnell Might Be Right

When I first heard that Senator McConnell want to increase President Obama's authority to increase the debt limit, I seriously thought that this man had lost his mind! But then I read the actual proposal.

On each occasion, Obama would be required to submit to Congress an explicit request for an increase, along with a menu of proposed spending cuts equal to the requested increase. 

Lawmakers would then have 15 days to pass a resolution of disapproval, giving them an opportunity to go on record against raising the debt ceiling. But Obama could veto the resolution, and the debt limit would then rise, providing that at least 34 Democratic senators stood firm in upholding his veto.

I don't believe we are in crisis mode yet but we need to get this done and done now!