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The weeklong back-and-forth over Speaker Boehner’s debt ceiling plan has turned Washington into a spectacle once again. For most of this year, the House of Representatives has had the intellectual high ground in Washington. This week the House leadership decided to abandon it in the name of compromise with a President who has never put forth a plan and a Senate that has never passed a plan.

The House passed a budget in April which addresses America’s out-of-control spending and would save Medicare for future generations. The House passed the Cut, Cap and Balance Act with unified Republican support in both houses, which is the only plan on the table that would save America’s AAA rating. The House has not been the unwilling dance partner to tackle America’s debt and save the American dream. The President and Senate have been.

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