At this point is any of this more difficult than just getting a clean debt bill through Congress?

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This is just a general question.


I thought last night that had Boehner been trying to get the 4 trillion dollar "grand bargain" through Congress, it actually would have had a BETTER CHANCE to pass. The Tea Party would have been against it (as always) but it would have had at least some Democratic support. I argue the "Grand Bargain was more likely to pass the house than Boehner's own bill!


That brings me to the clean debt ceiling bill. At this point, between the "new" Boehner program, The Reid program and the McConnell program..... are any these any more difficult to pass both houses than a clean debt ceiling bill?



If all 187 Dems support the bill, we would only need 30-35 Reps to pass it (Some blue dogs always run away... its their nature.). In the Senate a straight majority. Why not?


What is the difference between fighting for this... and all of the other bills currently circling through Congress?