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White flag. >> mcconnell squawks, boehner balks, and cantor woes. >> trying to win the spin game. >> the senator republican leader says hey, i got this other nifty back-up plan. >> this is a complete betrayal of the tea party. >> let's be in a position to blame president obama. >> mitch mcconnell trying to become senator majority leader. >> tea party republicans are not exactly on the same page. >> inmates are truly running this asylum. >> we cannot go on scaring the american people. >> piece of legislation. >> this is a misnomer. >> as i fumble for the acronym, it guarantees to keep the promi...

Balks, and cantor woes. >> trying to win the spin game. >> the senator republican leader says hey, i got this other nifty back-up plan. >> this is a complete betrayal of the tea party. >> let's be in a position to blame president obama. >> mitch mcconnell trying to become senator majority leader. >> tea party republicans are not exactly on the same page. >> inmates are truly running this asylum. >> we cannot go on scaring the american people. >> piece of legislation. >> this is a misnomer. >> as i fumble for the acronym, it guarantees to keep the promise. >> continue to be challenged by pledge...

People are trying to come to the table saying we have plans to cut spending do you want to raise taxes? we're not for that. >> 80 to 100 republicans say they would vote for raising the debt ceiling, which i don't agree but is there has to be cuts attached to it. >> there is a chance if a poll is finished and i know a good deal about it they put before the american people the four options, the $4.2 trillion option including raising the taxes on upper income people, obama and boehner proposed. the middle level one and not having debt increase. the upper level one, the $4.2 trillion including tax...

Against the debt increase, but it would allow the president to increase the debt. the downside for the righties? cuts to the big three would be off the table. that's been their mission all along. the tea party jumped all over mcconnell, right wing blogger eric rashgson said mitch mcconnell is making a historic capitulation. consider sending mcconnell a weasel. john boehner is on board with the senate leader mcconnell. he ran over to fox news and did major cya. >> i think everybody believe there is needs to be a backup plan if we cannot come to an agreement, and i think mitch has done good work...

But you never know. >> reporter: and dread. >> i live with my family here. >> anne thompson. bill karins will have more on the flooding in a bit. in washington there's renewed focus on cutting the deficit and finding common ground on how exactly to do it. joe bide about is suggesting that the white house has made a tentative deal. we stress tentative, to reduce parts of the deficit. it would include everything from taxes to discretion nair spending. house speaker john boehner along with senate minority leader reviews that no tax hikes will be approved in an agreement to lift the debt ceiling...