July 18, 2011

Debt ceiling stalemate

House Republican leaders say they'll vote this week to raise the debt ceiling and pass a balanced budget amendment, while President Obama dismissed the idea as empty politicking. Joy Cardin and her guest examine the latest in the debt-ceiling stalemate and whether the U.S. will avoid default. Listen here.

Guest: Susan MacManus,
Distinguished University Professor of Political Science at the University of South Florida.