The continuing resolution ends on December 11th

[johnnie]

The continuing resolution ends on December 11th, will trump sign a new one or shut the government down?

[MissB]

1. I think it is more whether or not congress will pass it

It can pass without tRump’s siggy, right? After a number of days it passes?

Maybe I need to watch school house rock again.

[bottomofthehill]

3. Congress is problem 1

But the Veto is the #1 problem. Even if the House and Senate come to an agreement which they usually do at some point, but then the Orange Ogre Veto’s. We are shutting the economy down (Covid) and possibly the government.

[bullimiami]

2. Shut trumps cash supply off until he says uncle.

[sfstaxprep]

4. The Repubs Won't Allow It To Shut Down Ahead Of The GA Runoffs

If Drumpf doesn't sign, they'll get enough votes together, to override the veto.

[johnnie]

5. Good point.

Thanks.

[RockRaven]

6. Given the GA runoffs I suspect that Senate GrOPers don't want to highlight their "elect us and

we'll break everything on purpose and damn the consequences" style of governance, even if it is the truth.

So McConnell will want to avoid a shutdown. But they ALSO don't want to openly repudiate Trump before the runoffs, in fear of MAGAts staying home.

So they will desperately try to get Trump to sign whatever Pelosi and McTurtle come up with. BUT Trump is a petulant baby man and very very sore loser. So he's going to be angry and defiant.

I think there could be a shutdown, because Trump will be pissed off and wanting to burn everything down around him and the GrOPers will be more afraid of MAGAts staying home in the GA runoffs than they will be afraid of indies being angry about the shutdown (and therefore both Hpuse and Senate Repukes won't want to help override the veto).

The obvious GrOPer play is to pass something with a supermajority in the first place and hope Trump doesn't veto because they have shown that the writing is on the wall. But it puts them by in a hell of a bind if he does then veto it.