You guys keep harping about boehner not raising taxes as though nothing else matters. Not raising taxes is good, but not raising the debt ceiling is also a musthave.
Boehner's getting cuts to the tune of the debt hike and the Dems hate it. They thought they could convince him along the way to hike taxes as well as CUT but he's holding the line.
This is an extremely important ideological fight because the GOP has caved on the last minute in negotiations just like this. Think George Bush Sr. who agreed to tax hikes in a very similar situation to this.
If Boehner can pull off cuts with NO corresponding tax hike to assuage the Dems he will have momentum going into budget talks (Ryan plan) which are still ahead.