When they cave (and they will), Chuck U Shumer will save face by throwing under the bus those that he "allowed" to cross the proverbial line in the sand. That way he will have a fighting chance at keeping his "job".
BTW... It has been bugging the shit out of me (or was that just the cleanse...
Yes, a yearly budget that is BALANCED! CRs do nothing more than kick the can further down the road.
Shutting it down does nothing but give the "non-essentials" more vacation days! Yeah, pay is deferred (delayed), but hey...who doesn't want a few unexpected days off?
Many moons ago...it all started somewhere deep in the Catskills...
We are still kickin' it together. I guess I'm lucky, I camp yearly with 6 or 7 guys (32 years running) and not one of them has a wife who will do what we do. Mrs. Rider and I have been at it regularly since '78.