I do not believe any spending cuts will be passed by the Senate until Obama is voted out of office and the Republicans take majority in both houses. Plus with the help from the Drive by Media the Republicans will end up getting blamed for everything...
Meanwhile, poor Jonah Goldberg has gone even squishier than Cantor by backing the McConnell plan:
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/271949/republican-show-and-tell-brian-bolduc