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This afternoon, Speaker Boehner touted the Republican Default Act as bipartisan – an incorrect and intentionally misleading talking point the GOP whips out to mask the desperate partisanship of their scheme:

What is one thing the GOP is really good at?

To: Congressional Republicans

Fr: Democratic Leader's Press Office

Dt: July 28, 2011

Re: What Would Ronald Reagan Do?

As you decide how to vote on your leadership's partisan, unbalanced scheme that wastes precious time as the clock ticks down to a default, we hope you're asking yourself: What Would Ronald Reagan Do?

In an editorial entitled "A Denial of Reality", the New York Times writes today:

Experts have made clear seniors, veterans and the middle class will pay the price if Republicans force our nation to default – so too will the global economy:

?Tomorrow marks 200 days of Republican control of the House of Representatives--House Republicans have passed 81 measures, none of which create jobs, and some that actually destroy jobs. The GOP has instead focused on divisive bills and their budget to end Medicare, while providing tax breaks to Big Oil and companies that ship jobs overseas. 

By the numbers:

Today, our armed forces are one step closer to upholding the values of fairness and civil rights for all Americans. With the actions of President Obama, Secretary Panetta, and Admiral Mullen, the discriminatory ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy will soon be history; our military will be stronger; our nation will end a fundamental injustice; and the American people will be more secure.

For 198 days the GOP has been in charge of Congress and Americans have yet to see a Republican bill addressing their number one concern, jobs and the economy, come to the floor for a vote. Instead, Congressional Republicans have voted again and again on bills to end Medicare in order to protect tax cuts for Big Oil and millionaires.