Gut Check

T-Paw spox bats Mitt on failure to wade into debt debate.

And/but: Romney previously on record backing "cut, cap and balance."

Huntsman spox: “The reality is Mitt Romney’s record on job creation was abysmal by every standard.”

“The debt ceiling is a gut-check time for all Republicans on spending and size of government," former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s spokesman, Alex Conant, told the Wall Street Journal. “Apparently, Gov. Romney is still checking his gut to figure out where he should stand.”