That is precisely what I was referring to earlier in the post. The Republican House is not in lock step though. It's pretty obvious that Boehner is a staunch conservative that is nevertheless capable and willing to compromise, -he's just being held at gunpoint by the Tea Party faction of his house. If the remaining moderate voices in the house decide to get join with Dems on issues they personally advocate, Boehner will happily lead them and leave the Tea Party behind. It remains to be seen if this happens though. There's a struggle going on right now and we'll see sooner rather than later who wins that battle.Let's not forget why we're here in the first place: they already held the President hostage to the detriment of the United States in the debt ceiling debate.