That would be a problem. Then we will end up with a mostly democratic bill with just enough repub votes to get passed just like the plan b fiasco. One way or the other they will end up passing something. I would like to see them introduce a bill to eliminate baseline budgeting. Then a continuing resolution wouldn’t be an automatic increase.
Bohner has (from what I heard not sourced) in this GOP retreat acted as a leader and got Ryan and VO to lecture their members on how their mission is to beat Dems and not just play silly suicide games that help O. It sounds like the 'express yourself' hippy class is over and the leadership has started, FINALLY!
This 3 month extension is the first step.
Pelosi as Speaker was a fighter leader and she didnt tolerate personal agendas that hurt her mission to defeat Rs and then use that power AFTER WINNING ELECTIONS to get her agenda in law.
Thursday a 'I demand the that the House GOP blow it all up' nutbag made the mistake of a personal attack on me so I did a bit of comment diving and unearthed a slew of comments by him before the election saying that this country was dead and not worth defending and that he didn't care which party won the election. That is what we are dealing with, if I was a Dem I would come here and post EXACTLY what he does.
THAT would be the key to everything. The politicians would no longer be able to talk out both sides of their mouths, ie., a reduction in the baseline budget automatic increase is a "cut in spending", yet the increase that remains is still... an "increase in spending".