“I’d prefer a short CR, but we’re not going to get it.”
Actually we ARE going to get a short CR!
Funding runs out the 11th.
The ‘Cromnibus’ is running late so they’ll pass one for one or two days while they cram the ‘cromnibus’ through.
So, of course, they could pass one for three weeks until the new congress comes.
Sure Reid or Obama could refuse but I don’t see how Reid or Obama ‘win’ by shutting down the government over a ‘clean’ short CR.
We do have enough votes to block Boehner from getting the Speakership in January with Republican votes.
I assume the Dems would make up for those votes... a bipartisan Speaker????
Or would the rest of our caucus finally revolt against him if he turned to the Dems to elect him Speaker... I think so.
A liberal has started a cromnibus twitter account.