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Do the people voting have time to read it in the House, by the timeline?

Knowing that Reid will change any passed House bill to something that obama "might" accept, why not work on one now that is essentially the same, but tweaked a bit. They need to keep the extension of the debt ceiling low enough to force another revisit during obama's reelection. THIS is his sticking point.

Just because a vote isn't held until Aug. 1, late, doesn't mean leadership can't inform its members of its proposed language much sooner. A House vote could be extended until late to force obama/dems to make their own decision at the last minute and also use that time build their support.

I don't see another way to force obama to do anything at this point. It's high stakes poker. He could care less about this country and its future. He will either be forced to do something he doesn't like, or he and/or dems will be forced to go past their own deadline.

Whether this was the optimal way of getting were we are (Boehner's latest proposed bill), we are here. Hey, they could always hold passing THIS bill until late Aug. 1 knowing what will happen in the Senate. That might not be a bad idea at this point.

I prefer someone else's suggestion (not certain who offer it, maybe AiT). Repackage CCB and send it back to the Senate. I would support this measure, though I will tell the truth and would prefer ... No Debt Ceiling Increase. The debt ceiling has been raised seventy-four plus times. If every American tried to raise their debt ceiling this many times, everyone would be in jail and/or bankrupt. America is a household of American households. It is past time where our House has to be put in order. A balanced budget has to be attained, by Constitutional Amendment, if necessary. I cannot spend like Congress spends and stay sane nor FREE. All America will go insane and never see FREEDOM again should Congress refuse to put our fiscal house in order .... imho.

What is being witnessed, in the present, is only a beginning should Congress betray America again. There have been too many betrayals to count... imho.

Shouldn't Congress listen to Americans? Congress represents Americans don't they or do they not? Solutions can only be presented when the problems are no longer ignored. Ignoring the problems only creates more problems. Increasing the blank check and adding QE3 (heard six weeks away) is not going to solve a problem but will move America closer to default. My suggestion ... Hold The Line.