Trouble is, there will be a problem with bringing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the senate with all the dims still in it. I think realistically we have to take the White House and the Senate before we are gonna get that. We don't have the leverage yet. As much as I hate to admit that.
Besides being great policy, the BBA is a great campaign issue for the GOP. A huge majority of the electorate favors a BBA.
I advocate bringing the BBA up again sometime next fall in the midst of the silly season. Force everyone in Congress to take a stand on it and explain their stand to their constituents.
I doubt Reid would bring it to a vote in the Senate (it might actually pass the Senate, then Obama would be screwed) and when he doesn't, Democrats will be on the hot seat.
Let every person in Congress explain why Joe 6P has to balance his budget, but the federal government can just keep racking up debt.