Hot Air says the shenanigans might not be over...
“...Duane Patterson and I discussed this yesterday during my show, after Duane heard from a source on the Hill that a “minibus” might wind up being offered instead. The “minibus” would be a blend of continuing resolution and omnibus, funding specific agencies or efforts for the entire year while leaving the rest for the Republicans to budget after January. Instead of having a mid-February expiration on the CR portion, the new deadline would become mid-March, allowing more time for the GOP to apply a systematic approach for budgeting rather than another omnibus...
... If the “minibus” funds DoD and Homeland Security for the fiscal year without porking it up, that shouldn’t be a big problem for the GOP. If the Democrats and the White House insist on treating it as a Christmas tree with pork ornaments — or especially if they attempt to push ObamaCare funding through full-year HHS funding — they should insist on just a pure CR, even if it means a tighter deadline on the back end.
Keep a close eye on the CR that gets produced over the weekend. The shenanigans may not yet be over.”
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/12/18/shutdown-day-moves-to-tuesday/
Re: shenanigans may not yet be over
Yep, I agree ... I anticipate two more attempts to fund Zerocare between now and Jan 5. I believe they will “package” and “repackage” to see if the RINOs in the Senate cave ... they only need a couple of the RINOs ...