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“If the folks who one minute they’re saying that I’m their ‘tea party hero’ and what, three or four days later I’m a ‘tea party defector’ – that kind of schizophrenia if it’s going to primary him for supporting House Speaker John Boehner’s (DOA) bill to raise the debt ceiling. I’m not going to get involved in it" Rep. Allen West

The U.S. House has passed its version of a bill to raise the debt ceiling.  The final vote was 218 to 210.  22 Republicans voted against it, and no Democrats voted in favor of the plan.

The Senate voted 59-41 to table, or discard, the House bill, after which Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) brought up his version of a debt ceiling bill, which lasts through 2012 and cuts $2.2 billion in spending.  6 Republicans joined 51 Democrats and two Independents to table the Boehner plan. Republicans voting to table were:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said that should the House pass Boehner's bill, the Senate will vote to table  the measure this evening.

Republicans in both the House and Senate are still pushing for another vote on the balanced budget amendment, even though “cut cap and balance,” already failed in the Senate" You’re in fantasy-land, and you’re doing your constituents a disservice by perpetuating the falsehood that such a thing can ever happen"John McCain

The US Chamber of Commerce said it would hold a vote against Boehner’s plan against lawmakers.

“This legislation is critical. Default on debt obligations is not an acceptable option,” wrote the Chamber’s Bruce Josten in an alert to members of Congress. “The time for Congress to act is now.”

“A default on the obligations of the United States would most assuredly cause severe, immediate, and pervasive economic harm in the form of higher interest rates, a decline in the dollar, a drop in the stock markets, higher oil prices, and the loss of economic growth and jobs,” he wrote. “Political brinksmanship is no longer an acceptable strategy for either the White House or congressional leaders.”

"If you want a balanced approach to reducing the deficit, let your member of Congress know,"President Obama

“While I thank the Speaker for fighting for Republican principles, I cannot support the plan that was presented to House Republicans this afternoon," Rep Jim Jordan said.

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John Boehner country club repubilcan and Speaker of the US House Representives is the "most" person(he procliams) in the budget talks with president and other members of congress.

Yet this is the secoand time he has walkout of  critical debt limit talks with President Obama.

Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer formally launched his campaign for the Republican Presidential nomination at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire with the theme “Free to Lead”   He’s promising to limit contributions he accepts to $100 per person, swear off PAC dollars and target the influence of Big Money on politics.

There is no  “Miracle on Ice” for Tim "Who" Pawlenty Des Moines Register reported Thursday  that ABC Sports is preparing a cease and desist letter for improperly using the hockey footage in its political ad.

"It's a violation of our copyright and exclusive proprietary rights," said Louise Argianas, director of rights and clearances for ABC Sports, told the Iowa paper. She said ABC Sports retains exclusive rights in the U.S. for the footage.

The U.S. House passed the “Cut, Cap and Balance Act," mostly along party lines, and the Senate plans to take up the measure this week. It would raise the debt limit by $2.4 trillion, but is accompanied by mandatory spending cuts and a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.