he's doug holtz-eakin, president of the american action forum and former director of the congressional budget office. >> jobs, less debt and a secure safety net. those are doug's rules for the debt limit debate. and there will be a debt limit debate, even though, in the end, congress will raise the debt limit. because it must. as stewards of the nations credit rating, it must pay for obama's fiscal extravagance. but between now and then, expect a confused and confusing debate, angry rhetoric, lots of finger- pointing and a heavy dose of brinksmanship. honestly, a vigorous debate is needed. underneath raising the debt ceiling is the imperative to back away from a financial armageddon and toward a future of faster job growth, less federal debt and a more secure safety net. nothing is more important defeating the debt threat, but there need to be ground rules for the debate. my kind of rules. the house passed a budget that contained pro-growth tax reform, preserved medicare and medicaid, and moved us from borrowing $58,000 every second to being free of federal debt in 2050. jobs, less deb