The odd couple: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin are speaking in Congress, together, now. This oughta be fun. (EDIT: Oh God, Walker just called his plan “progressive.”)
“GUYS! Guys. Come on, you know us.” “I’m the guy who lost the presidential election in 2004. Flanking me on my left is the guy who lost in 2008. Despite the fact that we’re both losers, we still have some winning moments, and this is one of them. We’re introducing this online privacy bill to ensure that consumers still have rights on the Internet and that their info isn’t being shared by anyone like those jerks at Rapleaf. I know my boy didn’t even discover Twitter until like a year ago, but we’re totally on top of this thing. Give us some credit, guys!” source
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The House of Representatives has adopted HR 1363, the short-term extension of funding for the federal government. President Obama has said he will sign the bill into effect. [C-SPAN]
Well, that’s it.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljdbfan90m1qz5ew6o1_r2_500.png)
The House of Representatives has adopted HR 1363, the short-term extension of funding for the federal government. President Obama has said he will sign the bill into effect. [C-SPAN]
Well, that’s it.
Let us know what you think, kids.
If the Republicans would have been blamed for a shutdown, it follows that they get credit for a shutdown being avoided.Dave Weigel • Saying the winner of today’s budget situation is, of course, the GOP. However, he does it with a little snark in his headline: “Boehner Wins, Austerity Wins, and the Social Conservatives Go Home With A ‘Participant’ Trophy.”
More on the Rand Paul thing: A Rand Paul aide confirms that Paul was not in the Senate chamber at the time of the stopgap CR vote; released stmt opposing CR after vote (via Washington Post blogger Felicia Sonmez)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: “We had a choice to repeat history or make history.” Yeah, they chose to make it by not doing the shutdown, kids.
Harry Reid speaking on the Senate floor: “It’s been a grueling process. We didn’t do it at this late hour for drama; we did it because it’s been very hard.”
Not out of the Planned Parenthood woods yet: REUTERS FLASH: Senate will hold separate vote on family planning provision -Rep. Mike Rogers
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“You want to schedule an 8 AM tee time for Monday morning? Hang on, I gotta check something real quick…”
Well, they kinda have to. They won’t have their BlackBerrys in a couple of hours.
The negotiators have a deal, now everyone has to review it, starting with House GOP conference. Choreography of who announces what when nxt - @chucktodd
Now we get to see how much each side compromised, and how much each side sold out.
Based on that National Journal thing we posted, it seems that the GOP sold out a little more.
Here’s what the National Journal says is happening: It looks like the latest numbers on Obama’s desk are a lot closer and show actual compromise. WIll it be enough to prevent a government shutdown? Well, we’ll see. The deal the National Journal has suggests a temporary extension to get through the weekend while details are hashed out at the beginning of the week. “While leadership staff insist there is no deal yet,” they write, “that caution belies significant progress in narrowing long-standing differences and the widening assumption in both parties that a shutdown will be averted and all that remains unknown is the precise procedural steps that will walk everyone back from the abyss.” Here are some quick hard numbers from their report:
(assist via the always-helpful ProducerMatthew)
Details still aren’t clear, but that’s progress, kids. Wonder who gave up what. (via producermatthew)
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