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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds to me like the Republicans can't even get their own shit together to pass this mess.  Not sure anyone can say it's Democrats' fault when Republicans cannot even control their own majorities.

[quote]House GOP leaders now believe the must-pass temporary spending bill will clear their chamber “by the skin of their teeth,” as one Republican leadership source put it. Ryan and his whip team used the hours before the scheduled Thursday vote to continue arm-twisting their own party to back the bill.  [u]Ryan’s biggest problem, unsurprisingly, is the House Freedom Caucus, which is threatening to vote no unless they get a concession from leadership.[/u] Freedom Caucus leaders Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and Jim Jorden (R-Ohio) told reporters Thursday that they had yet to strike a deal with Ryan’s team to deliver their votes. ... [u]House GOP leaders recognize they may have to go to the floor and dare their members to vote "no."[/u] ...

Even if the measure passes the House Thursday, it faces an uphill battle in the Senate. With only a 51-49 margin of Republican control in that chamber — and Sen. John McCain absent due to cancer treatment —[u]McConnell has a small margin for error and has already lost two Senate Republicans.[/u]  Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) have come out against the provision because they— like many defense hawks — say it cripples the military.[u] And GOP Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Mike Lee (Utah) also may oppose[/u] the package, meaning McConnell would have to get at least 13 Senate Democrats to vote for it to avoid a shutdown.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/18/government-shutdown-2018-trump-republicans-345532[/quote][/quote]

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