Weigel deciphers the debt-ceiling madness:
[W]hat if Boehner's plan fails in the House? The GOP's leverage vanishes. Boehner will have failed to sell his plan to his own party. The next plan—Harry Reid's—becomes the most viable option left. Even Nancy Pelosi supports it, which suggests that most House Democrats could support it. The Reid plan, not the Boehner plan, becomes the basis for a deal.
Matthew Continetti backs the Boehner plan. Fred Thompson likewise declares victory. The entire rightwing media establishment is pulling out the stops. But what if they cannot control this rabid tiger either?
The Dish 