A deal to end the 41-day government shutdown is running into turbulence, thanks to a single Senate objection: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Senate Republican and Democratic leaders say they need to resolve Paul’s objection to a provision in the government funding package before they can accelerate consideration of the bill. The provision would restrict the unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based products.
It’ll be interesting if the Republican infighting/greed scuttles the deal and we’re left with a closed government. All the blame would come crashing down on them at that point and the Democrats could say “see, we tried to work with them but they didn’t want it”. It could tacitly save the subsidies.
But then again, never underestimate their ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
The last part is sadly all that can be banked on.