GOP Debt Ceiling Move Is Its Biggest Cave Yet

GOP Plays Make Believe
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) becomes emotional as he speaks at the Republican National Congressional Committee's midterm election results watch party at the Grand Hyatt hotel November 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Early projections indicated that Republicans would win enough seats in the House of Representatives to take control of the chamber. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

It wouldn’t exactly be unprecedented for John Boehner’s latest maneuver to blow up in his face, but all indications are that House Republicans will vote today for a plan that would essentially pretend the debt ceiling doesn’t exist for the next four months.

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