Apparently Speaker John Boehner thinks he can find salvation in the Balanced Budget Amendment, tying that fetish of the teabagger Republicans in the House to the debt ceiling.
Reports are now saying there would be a temporary hike in the debt ceiling now, and then tie passage of the BBA to approval of the second round of funding.
Which apparently has Boehner thrilled:
Never mind that the Balanced Budget Amendment will never pass in the Senate. And that it's pretty unlikely he'll get any Democrats to vote for this. He's just trying to save his job.
Tick. Tick. Tick.