Hat Tip: Nancy Jacques

We owe them thanks and gratitude. They are heroes. They are patriots. They are Americans.

Speaker John Boehner pushed his debt-ceiling bill through the House Friday night with the support of 218 Republicans. Here are the 22 no votes:

• Justin Amash (Michigan)
• Michele Bachmann (Minnesota)
• Chip Cravaack (Minnesota)
• Jason Chaffetz (Utah)
• Scott Desjarlais (Tennessee)
• Tom Graves (Georgia)
• Tim Huelskamp (Kansas)
• Steve King (Iowa)
• Tim Johnson (Illinois)
• Tom McClintock (California)
• Mick Mulvaney (South Carolina)
• Ron Paul (Texas)
• Connie Mack (Florida)
• Jim Jordan (Ohio)
• Tim Scott (South Carolina)
• Paul Broun (Georgia)
• Tom Latham (Iowa)
• Jeff Duncan (South Carolina)
• Trey Gowdy (South Carolina)
• Steve Southerland (Florida)
• Joe Walsh (Illinois)
• Joe Wilson (South Carolina)

Why am I not surprised at the list of names? These people are my heroes. They stood when it mattered. They held the line.

The no votes: 22 GOPers who balked Boehner