First, Michelle Malkin:

As for House GOP Speaker Boehner’s plan to increase the debt limit and create another in a long line of endless do-nothing commissions, Erik Erickson calls it “Punt, Kick, and Pass.”

Speaking of Erickson:

The Democrats and Republicans in Washington may be trying to compromise, but they just aren’t that serious. They really aren’t. And now a bunch of House Republicans are going wobbly, backing down from holding the line, and willing to take John Boehner’s plan — a compromise wherein they are compromising only with themselves.

As for the need to cut trillions even ratings agencies have called for?

John Boehner’s plan doesn’t even come close in real dollar terms — excluding accounting gimmicks the credit agencies are not buying. John Boehner’s plan could best be called “Punt, Kick, and Pass.” It punts the problem to another stupid commission, kicks the can down the road, and passes more debt onto future generations.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), chair of the Republican Study Committee:

“While I thank the Speaker for fighting for Republican principles, I cannot support the plan that was presented to House Republicans this afternoon,” Jordan said.

Congressmen Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) have also announced their opposition to the weak plan.

Andrew McCarthy of National Review:

I’d love to believe the Boehner plan is not a joke, really I would. But I see that, right away, Obama gets a $1 trillion credit extension (our current $14.3 trillion credit line apparently not being enough) while the “real” cuts in spending — which are trumpeted because they purportedly exceed the increase in the debt ceiling — will supposedly take place over the course of a decade. You have to say “purportedly” and “supposedly” because whatever this Congress does cannot bind any future Congress.

Which is important to remember.

The Boehner plan can promise all the cuts in the universe. But if another Congress decides to increase spending or erase those cuts, that’s all that matters. This Congress can’t force the 2015 Congress to make cuts. It can only plan for the now. Which means about $26 billion in cuts in exchange for a $1 trillion debt increase.