“I introduced a bill to lower the debt ceiling not raise it. And, I just think, raising the debt ceiling is not the way to go.” - Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.)

“I just heard the greatest thing. You have just entered into the record, Andrea, the single stupidest thing said or proposed by anyone in the debt ceiling debate. Rep. Paul Broun, has a bill, to lower the debt ceiling, and he now achieves the prize for stupidest idea of the year. Just breathtaking.” - Lawrence O’Donnell via MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports

“It’s bizarro”

“That is not fair to the American people, to hold out and say we won’t agree to raising the debt limit until we pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. It’s unfair, it’s bizarro. And maybe some people who have only been in this body for six or seven months or so really believe that. Others know better. Others know better.” - Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Watch via ThinkProgress