My point, Betty, is that my post was not analysis. It was reporting the words of House members who have inside information and insider, informed opinions.
So, in terms of my insider credentials or your insiders credentials, it really doesn’t matter much if Bachman is retiring or Gohmert doesn’t pass muster with some. What matters is that they ARE members of the House and aware of much that we non-insiders simply don’t know.
And in terms of months and sessions of Congress, to run a spending authority all the way to the end of the fiscal year (Sep 2015) is to take away from the authority of the new congress in crucial money matters. That is not conjecture. Assuming the Senate passes this CRomnibus, Boehner and crew have made the new Congress less powerful.
And that is a natural fact.
Thanks for keeping me in the loop (you and everyone else).