Fun fact of the day
Here’s how many Republican Senators voted to raise the debt ceiling each time it came up for a vote since 1997. (NB: I have not independently fact-checked, but trust the source):
1997: 55
…2002: 31
2003: 50
2004: 50
2006: 51
2007: 26
2008: 34
2008: 33
Then Obama was elected.
2009: 2
2009: 1
2010: 0
