The Senate passed legislation on Thursday to raise the debt ceiling through early December, after a small cluster of Republicans temporarily put aside their objections and allowed action to stave off the threat of a first-ever federal default.
The action came the day after Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, partly backed down from his blockade on raising the debt limit, offering a temporary reprieve as political pressure mounted to avoid being blamed for a fiscal calamity.
ST UnWoke! 
Here’s the list of GOP senators who voted with him:
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo)
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
Sen. John Thune (R- North Dakota)
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Thank you for this, Liz.
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I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I just can’t stand D.C. anymore. To make matters worse, Sean Hannity guested The Don last night on Fox and I am so verklempt about what could have been.
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Hey Mike;
What’s up with Cornyn?
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Corny has always been a get-along-to-go-along type.
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Oops, I meant Cornyn. Dadgum autocorrect.
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Lol 🙂 Hi Mike! Great to see you 🙂
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Hey Judy!
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Actually, I thought you were snarking here. 🙂
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