Oh, God ... if you've ever scratched your head in wonder at the depth of Stupid wandering the halls of the Republican-led US House of Representatives, search no more for the root of the nation's woes. Take a look at the National Republican Congressional Committee's response to calls for President Obama to mint a trillion-dollar coin to sidestep a second, GOP-manufactured debt ceiling debacle:
The amount of platinum needed to mint a coin worth $1 trillion would sink the Titanic nrcc.org/spending twitter.com/NRCC/status/28…
— NRCC (@NRCC) January 9, 2013
Pithy hilarity ensues after jump ...
@nrcc You know the coin doesn't need to be made of $1 trillion worth of platinum, right?
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) January 9, 2013
@nrcc wow, that's the dumbest thing I've heard in 2013 so far, keep it up. My $20 bill doesn't have $20 worth of paper in it.
— Steve in Bloomington (@SoundSystemSDC) January 9, 2013
@ezraklein @nrcc Does this mean we're ready to talk about doing away with the penny, which costs some $.05 to make?
— jasminemoy (@jasminemoy) January 9, 2013
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