agreement to avert us being where we are, but a lot of people in this town can never say yes. he veered to the right, including a balanced budget constitutional amendment to get the votes tonight tea party members like louie gohmert. most in the senate said no new amendment. this is the most outrageous suggestion i have heard. president obama insisted the weekend compromise is possible. this is not a situation where the two parties are miles apart. we are in agreement out how much spending can be cut responsibly. less than 100 hours left. mitch mcconnell signaled he is ready to make a deal, but only if he can negotiate directly with president obama. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. maryland s ben cardin was among the no votes on the senate side of the hill tonight. we need to put the debt ceiling behind us through 2012. the debt ceiling is arbitrary. we have already heard these bills and we have to pay these bills. the second thing i want to see is a credible