What occurred beneath the Capitol Dome on Wednesday afternoon was the U.S. Open of political gamesmanship, and freshman Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York was the event?s Novak Djokovic.
Just six weeks ago, Reed and 173 other House Republicans voted in favor of a deal to raise the debt limit and avoid default. Reed called it ?a significant step forward? at the time. But on Wednesday, Reed sponsored a ?disapproval resolution? on the House floor that would, if successful, throw the nation into default ? and 227 of his GOP colleagues joined him in voting for it. They were, evidently, against default before they were for it.
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