As Ronald Reagan once said, "There you go again." For the third time this year, there is another possibility that the Congress will not be able to fund the U.S. Government. If there is no compromise by October 1, Federal employees like myself are unemployed.
The latest is that the House GOP has passed a bill that is guaranteed not to pass the Senate. Democrats want a larger disaster relief with no offsetting spending cuts. Teabag Republicans (and they seem to be the only ones with any power) want smaller disaster relief spending with spending offset by cuts to programs, such as job-creating programs.
Dems say linking spending cuts to disaster aid is unprecedented and unfair. The result is gridlock and a big dramatic showdown where everyone is sick of all the crap going on. Last time, it looked pretty certain that a shutdown was going to happen only to be avoided at the very last minute. Who knows this time? It is REALLY getting old. Really.
