The Repubs. never expected the Cap, Cut and Balance Bill to go anywhere - maybe if they had they would have taken the time to construct a better piece of legislation. Its only purpose is to influence the 2012 election. The requirement that Congress sends a balanced budget constitutional amendment to the states for ratification allows them to point at anyone who votes against it as being opposed to a balanced budget, and the fact that it only raises the debt ceiling enough to get us to this time next year, guaranteeing a similar fight then, assures that anyone in their right mind will vote against it.