House Approves Higher Debt Limit Without Condition-New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/us/politics/boehner-to-bring-debt-ceiling-to-vote-without-policy-attachments.html?_r=0

I thought that this article was informative about the debt ceiling and was pretty unbiased about the vote. The opinions in the article were based on the differences between Democrats and Republicans. I thought that the Republicans would want to raise the debt ceiling but the President actually had to rely on the Democrats. I agree that this could become a drag on the economy because it allows the government to borrow without consequence until March 2015. If the decisions about spending are put in the wrong hands, the results could become extremely negative. I thought that the comments about John Boehner were a bit critical but if his own party is sick of him, then he must be doing something wrong. I liked that the author had opinions from both sides because it gave good insight into the arguments of both. I disagreed with the package that Boehner offered about retracting military pensions to increase the ceiling. I thought it was a stupid idea and not thought over very well. This article made me think about why his own party does not like him and how John Boehner goes about making decisions.