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How Harry Reid Caused the Debt Limit Crisis

Conn Carroll

In 2010, Harry Reid said he wanted to see John Boehner "squirm." Turns out, his wish is coming true. Townhall's Conn Carroll explains how blame for the debt crisis should sit squarely on the senior senator from Nevada: Democrats love to complain about the economic damage caused by both the 2011 and 2013 debt limit fights. But a quick look at recent history shows they only have themselves to blame. To understand why, turn back the clocks to December 2010, when Democrats still controlled the House and Senate Republicans were busy caving to Obama on everything from the New START nuclear agreement with Russia to ending the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. [Keep Reading]