Obama Once Called Raising Debt Ceiling ‘a Sad State of Affairs’ By Daniel Halper January 15, 2013 3:09 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Here’s audio of then-senator Barack Obama calling a vote to raise the debt ceiling “a sad state of affairs”: The one time the debt ceiling was up for a vote when Obama was in the Senate, he voted against it. TagsBarack ObamaDebt CeilingTWS Archive Related Content