Mitchell: So here she's saying to Lester Holt that raising the debt ceiling is to take care of future money not past money, which is not factual.
Cook: It's not true, but on the other hand she's not saying anything that a lot of Republican caucus attendees or primary voters would disagree with.
Mitchell: So, politically it's fine.
Cook: Yeah, politically I think it's fine ...
No wonder we have such a lofty opinion of politicians AND the media. If enough people believe in fairy tales, why IT IS AS GOOD AS TRUE!