Roy Blunt Obviously Thinks Billy Long is a Fool for Nonchalant Debt Ceiling Attitude

On Sunday, the Springfield News-Leader wrote an article that showed Billy Long's lack of concern for the debt ceiling deadline.

Rep. Long said the deadline, set by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, will probably come and go without a deal, and he's fine with that.

"We are not going to raise the debt limit and they need to know that now instead of August 2nd," Long said, accusing Geithner of picking that date "out of the clouds."

Congress is set to recess for a monthlong break the first week in August. Long and others have suggested that picking a date right before the recess was a political move.

"Let the date come and go," Long said, brushing off the threat of a default and comments President Obama made earlier this week about the nation being unable to pay its bills, including Social Security checks to seniors.

When Senator Roy Blunt was asked about Billy Long's nonchalant attitude about the important debate taking place in Washington, Blunt obviously thinks Billy Long is a fool for his lack of concern.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch:

Rep. Todd Akin, R-Wildwood, said this week he thought missing the Aug. 2 deadline would offer a lesson in living within our means and "shock us as a nation into saying that we really have to deal with this problem."

Responding to a question, Blunt said he had no explanation as to why some of his fellow Republicans feel that way.

"I do think there will be problems if we don't change the debt limit and I do think there will be problems if we change the debt limit and don't change behavior," he said.

This isn't the first time Senator Blunt has questioned an issue Billy Long has spoken out about. Last month, when addressing Taney County flooding, Blunt led us to believe Long is clueless.

From the Springfield News-Leader:

Rep. Billy Long, a Springfield Republican, criticized the corps on Monday for having an antiquated dam release system after water released from Table Rock Dam flooded homes and businesses along Lake Taneycomo downstream...

...Asked if he thought the corps had handled the levees on the Missouri River correctly, Blunt said, "I believe that they have. ... I'm not sure they could have released a whole lot earlier because a lot of this depended on when the snow started melting."