Thanks for the ping, Nachum. I’d have missed this thread otherwise. DC has been, and ***continues to be*** the problem. It’s like they all flunked first grade math, or something.
Right now, it’s about public image and the next election. The Republicans come away looking like they were reasonable. The DemocRATs lost this battle- public wise.
The RATs wanted the shut down and Republicans are getting incremental cuts with every week. I know there is a lot of gnashing of teeth by conservatives over Boehner’s tactics but IMHO they are working.