http://tpmdc.talking...he-debt-limit.php
So they need an answer when pressed: If President Obama has agreed in principle to cut entitlements, over howls of protests from members of his party, what are Republicans prepared to offer that amounts to similar political risk in their own party.

Here's what they've settled on: We'll agree to raise the debt limit!

If the news has any intelligence this won't go over well, but evidence of history suggests they will get away with it.

Jay