only way out of this mess. speaker john boehner complained he had a bipartisan deal with president obama that included tax hikes. i stuck my head out 1 mile. i put revenues on the table. in order to try and come to an agreement to avoid as being where we are. a lot of people in this town can never say yes. john boehner beard to the bright including a balanced budget balanced budget constitutional amendment to get the support of tea partiers. most in the senate said no new amendment. this is the most outrageous suggestion i have heard. president obama insisted it weekend compromise is possible. this is not a situation where the two parties are miles apart. we are in rough agreement about how much spending can be cut responsibly. less than 100 hours left. mcconnell signaled he will be ready to make a deal but only if you can negotiate directly with obama. from capitol hill, wbal-tv 11 news. the democrat told us he moved to kill the measure to help set the st