The intel from Bearing Drift’s DC Bureau:
** All Democrats in the House will be voting against the Boehner plan. No exceptions.
** 23 House Republicans are voting against the Boehner plan, including RSC Chairman Jordan. Two more “nay” votes kill the bill.
** Cantor announced a temporary delay in the vote… but the vote is still scheduled for tonight.
** The House plans to be in session over the weekend. Whether that is a safety bet in the event the Boehner bill does not go through, or mere prudence is anyone’s guess.
Bearing Drift contributors are naturally free to update this post as they see fit. Open thread below!
UPDATE: A “clean” Balanced Budget Amendment will be voted on tomorrow… perhaps to placate those who would be upset about the impending passage of the Boehner plan tonight. Erick Erickson over at Redstate has been sounding the alarm that Boehner’s plan will be amended by the Senate with poison pills and then force Boehner and the House GOP to swallow it… perhaps with Democratic support to overcome any conservative opposition?
UPDATE x2: POLITICO is reporting that the vote will be delayed, but that the House will be voting late tonight.
UPDATE x3: Fox Business News is reporting that House leadership is “two votes short” on passing the bill. Which means there are four GOP House members on the fence, if the numbers are to be believed.
UPDATE x4: No vote tonight, folks… Boehner is packing it in for the evening. We’ll see how things shake out in the AM.
