As clock ticks, Senate seeks way to avert shutdown

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plans to avert a U.S. government shutdown began taking shape in the Senate on Tuesday, but it was still far from certain whether a dispute over funding for women's healthcare group Planned Parenthood could be overcome.

With only days remaining before an Oct. 1 deadline, Senate leaders said they were pursuing a stop-gap funding bill to extend the present federal budget for about 10 weeks beyond the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.

Known as a continuing resolution, or CR, this approach was gaining traction, said senior senators from both parties.

Meanwhile, the White House budget office began working with government agencies on shutdown plans.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/senate-sidestep-abortion-fight-funding-bill-152700266--business.html

[Skittles]

1. stop being a bunch of assholes

that's a way

[daleanime]

3. Hell yes....

[Fred Sanders]

2. Amazing how the mass media is spinning this latest insanity by the GOP as anything other.

Again.

As clock ticks?......what fucking clock? It is all a charade and another con job and the media is in on it...the asshats are being enabled by the asshat media.

[truthisfreedom]

4. Humorous. Repuke asshat shithead charade.

[NonMetro]

5. That's Right: This Women's Health Care Provider Is "Under Attack!"

By the Republican Party, with Generals Cruz and Paul leading the assault on these trumped up charges that have no basis in fact. I hope the millions of women who depend on Planned Parenthood, their sisters, mothers, brothers, fathers, and husbands, are watching to see to what lengths these fanatics will go in their war on women.

[Jack-o-Lantern]

6. Let them shut it down. They will once again look like the fools they are, and alienate even more

American voters.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

10. It wouldn't go over well. So, if it happens, people wise up a bit more...

[byronius]

7. Kabuki with consequences.

Hopefully for their congressional standing.

[murielm99]

8. All they have to do is

just not do it.

(In honor of Yogi Berra).

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. A "continuing resolution" (CR) is also known as "kick the can down the road"

10 weeks puts the CR expiration date in mid-December. The last day the Senate is in session is December 18, which means there will be lots of pressure from government employees to get a bill --- any bill -- passed before Congress starts its two week Christmas vacation. Conservative leaders are probably counting on this pressure to get the anti-Planned Parenthood version of the bill passed.

Holding the government hostage is a stupid way to govern, but no one ever said the Tea Baggers were smart.