The Republicans in the House of Representatives have passed two bills, and both of them raised the debt limit.

Yes, Douggie-Boy, but what ELSE did the bills do in addition? Guess you don't want to keep receiving your Social Security or Medicare.

So how in the world could anyone believe the Republicans are to blame for the current mess?

Because the majority of Republicans don't have the guts to tell the minority TeaBagger ignorant lunatics driving the bills ptresented to take a freakin' hike and present a reasonable bill?

Why won't the Democrats compromise?

1. They have. On several issues. Yopur question is better directed at Boner and the TeaBaggers.

2. Because they are aware that the Reagan-Bush-Bush tax cuts CAUSED the situation we are now in & that revenues need to be restored as part of the package to the levels they were before Voodoo Economics screwed tthings up.

Glad to see, Douggie, that you still swallow & regurgitate FOX bullshit as a matter of course.