to go to congress to get the debt ceiling lifted the next couple of mons. that means the showdown is coming, shep. shepard: ed henry at the white house lawn. one critical republic who criticized house speaker john boehner over own party fiscal cliff honor says is he resigning. an important man, too. south carolina senator jim demint a key force behind the tea party movement. the founder of the tea party caucus in the senate and who predicted that the healthcare debate would be president obama s water loo. remember that? earlier this week he argued that speaker boehner s proposal tax hikes would destroy jobs. but senator demind says his resignation has nothing to do with the fiscal cliff. it s because he has accepted a job as president of the conservative think tank the heritage foundation. jim demint served three terms as a u.s. congressman from south carolina before voters first elected him to the senate in 2004. mike emanuel is on capitol hill tonight. it s a big resignation,.