Is this time different?

[theGinsue]

Wouldn't it be great if Congress actually did what the constitution directs them to do in Article I section 9? It's one of their enumerated jobs to approve a freaking budget before money can be spent.

Hahahahaha.... Oh, you were serious?!

Yes, it would be great but we all know this just isn't what Congress does.

"Damn it Jeff, you had one job...."
Even when Congress does their one real job they're always coming down to the wire to get these "continuing resolutions" for the budget passed. I suspect that another temporary budget will get passed to end the shutdown, then in 90 days we'll be right back here where we stand today, or at least where we were yesterday. One would expect that, given it's truly their primary function, Congress would make the budget their #1 focus and put everything else aside until it gets settled. But, alas, when we get past this hurdle and temporary funding for the government is approved, they'll go right back to working legislation for anything but the budget, putting us into this same position in just a few days ahead. It's what they do to remind the public how important that they are. The only way to solve this is for laws to be passed to require Congress to perform no other duties until the budget is settled. But who'd write or pass these laws? Yeah, Congress; so we know we'll never see that occur.


As to the OP's original question: "Is this time different?" Nope, more of the same; wash, rinse, repeat.