[Chief Inspector Clouseau]

Would not have expected Tim Kaine (D-VA) to grow a pair and vote for this.

He won concessions about reinstating federal workers who were RIFed during the shutdown, plus guarantees there won't be RIFs in a future shutdown (and back pay, of course).

As we saw in last week's election, the federal workforce drives NOVA voting. In short, Kaine was just playing to his base.

[P8riot]

No doubt. It was just unexpected.