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Listening to Republicans today debating among themselves over the #DebtCeiling deal, there's a big problem that the hardliners literally don't know how federal finances work, and so they vastly overestimate #GOP power in this situation.
If Biden can't borrow money to pay for programs that the #GOP likes, then he won't, and their favorite projects will be harmed. This *empowers* Biden, but they have no idea.
Today's debate on the right was all about the moderates trying to inform their young colleagues as to the actual rules of the game, to inform strategy, but the hardliners weren't interested in learning... unsurprisingly.
Just goes to show how important civics education is, especially for those actually in government.
