A GOP Revolt?

Sounds like the Republicans aren't completely excited about the John Boehner's plan:

House Republicans do not have enough support to pass their debt-ceiling increase plan on their own, a top conservative said Tuesday as his party’s leaders tried to cobble together a coalition of Republicans and Democrats to put the bill over the top.

“There are not 218 Republicans in support of this plan,” Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who heads the powerful conservative caucus in the House, told reporters Tuesday morning.

If Mr. Jordan is right, that would mean Speaker John A. Boehner would have to rely on Democrats to pass the $1.2 trillion spending cuts plan — support Democrats’ top vote-counter said he’ll be hard-pressed to gain. Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer said “very few” Democrats will vote for the Boehner plan, though he acknowledged there could be some.

A vote in the House is expected Wednesday, and Republican leaders are trying to round up enough support to pass their version. They hope that if it can pass the House, that will pressure Senate Democrats to drop their alternative and accept the GOP’s plan.

Mr. Boehner’s bill would reduce future discretionary spending by $1.2 trillion, grant an immediate debt increase of $1 trillion, and set up a committee to work on trillions of dollars in future deficit reduction either through more spending cuts or tax increases, which would then earn another future debt increase. It would also require both the House and Senate to hold votes on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Mark Levin went on a classic rant against the Boehner plan on his radio show yesterday. His basic objection is the plan has only vague promises of real spending cuts, appoints another silly commission that will likely end up raising taxes and not cutting anything, and doesn't solve the big problem which is skyrocketing spending and debt.

And he's got a point. Boehner's plan doesn't really fix anything except Obama's debt ceiling problem. I can't blame Republicans for not lining up behind it.

My own advice:  The GOP passed Cut, Cap and Balance which would be an actual solution to America's problems.  The Senate tabled it, but there's no reason the House can't declare that the end to their efforts and adjourn.  Send everybody home and put the ball in the Senate and Obama's court.