[Cyman]

I think that politically this may have been done so Repub’s can't get pounded by the MSM about a government shutdown before midterms.

[EternalVigilance]

The great advantage for our opponents of that ongoing excuse is, of course, that there’s always another election coming.

[okie01]

I think that politically this may have been done so Repub’s can't get pounded by the MSM about a government shutdown before midterms.

No. It was done to insure a "lame duck" session.

The presumption is that the new Congress will see the Republicans in control of the Senate. And that the House will have an even more conservative tilt.

Consequently, it would be even harder to pass some controversial legislation -- such as spending bills that continue to fund Planned Parenthood and Obamacare...and, for exammple, amnesty.

The "lame duck" session will be theoretically mmore disposed toward taking such action.

In other words, extending the continuing resolution until December 11 instead of next March is a cynical means of legislating against the public's will.

[hinckley buzzard]

Exactly. This is a bilateral agreement to lay low until the Lame Duck session (not required but Boehner will call one) which will enable departing losers to screw us all royally.