Republicans’ Debt Ceiling Charade Is Downright Dangerous - Joe Klein

http://swampland.time.com/2011/07/28/republicans-dangerous-debt-ceiling-charade/#ixzz1TQv5BB2y

The possible narratives of this crisis change every day, which is what makes it fascinating. But this one is fast gaining over all of them. The weakening of Boehner by his own party will make it very difficult for him to point fingers after this is all over, and since he's more or less the voice of the party, it might allow Obama to backdoor into a political victory and at the same time allow him to share the blame for the economy.