**FILE** Rep. Adam Kinzinger (at podium), Illinois Republican, speaks during a July 28, 2011, news conference on Capitol Hill to announce they will vote yes on the GOP plan to raise the debt limit. He is joined by Reps. Blake Farenthold (second from left), Texas Republican; Cory Gardner (second from right), Colorado Republican; and Sean Duffy (right), Wisconsin Republican. (Associated Press)
Illustration: The GOP's hand by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, joined by other GOP leaders, criticizes President Obama and Congressional Democrats for failure to end the debt crisis, Monday, July 25, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 25, 2011. From left are, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican, Boehner, Rep. David Dreier,, California Republican, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
As Congressional leaders try to reach an accord to avert a debt-ceiling crisis, House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks from his office to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill on July 25, 2011, following a morning meeting with other GOP leaders. (Associated Press)
As Congressional leaders try to reach an accord to avert a debt-ceiling crisis, House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks from his office to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill on July 25, 2011, following a morning meeting with other GOP leaders. (Associated Press)
Rep. Reid J. Ribble, Wisconsin Republican, and other House GOP members speak about the passage of the conservative deficit reduction plan known as "cut, cap and balance" at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
** FILE ** Former Rep. Peter Hoekstra, shown in June 2010, plans to seek the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2012, the Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Adam Bird)
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain came in fourth in a new poll of GOP primary voters in South Carolina at 10 percent. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr., seen here at his home in the District, has raised $4.1 million for his fledgling campaign. The former Utah governor and ambassador to China takes issue with critics on the GOP right who say he's too moderate. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
