According to sources on Capitol Hill, House Leadership still does not have the votes for the Deficit Reduction Act (H.R. 4241) but is working furiously to get them. This is the biggest vote of the 109th Congress – period. It is the first time Republicans are attempting to seriously address out-of-control spending since 1997 by reducing its rate of growth by saving $50 billion over five years. However, this vote has become far more about symbolism than substance (although the substance is good), and it is now about the soul of the House Republican majority. Late in September, conservatives on...