Another day, another deal?
After Tuesday's failure by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Cruzistan) to end the Republican shutdown and to avoid a crippling default, all eyes turn to the Senate today for—hopefully—a deal to end the tea party-fueled madness ... with House Republicans dragged along, kicking and screaming:
With Senate negotiators reportedly close to reaching a deal to reopen the federal government, Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pennsylvania, told CNN’s Jake Tapper late Tuesday evening that he believes Speaker John Boehner will have no choice but to bypass normal procedures and bring the in-the-works bill to the House floor.
"I believe that John Boehner will likely be in a position where he will have to essentially pass the bill that is negotiated between Sens. McConnell and Reid," Dent said. [...]
Dent also added that the bill would pass with a majority of Democrats and a minority of Republicans, breaking the “Hastert Rule.”
Today promises to be a long and contentious day. Stay tuned.