In a way I admire the clever communicating strategy behind this move.
It’s as if to say, “we’re doing everything in our power to prevent a government shutdown, and the Democrats are not.”
But of course, if Democrats agreed to accept HR 1 as a failsafe to prevent a government shutdown, Republicans would just stop negotiating, let the deadline pass, and voila, they get everything they want.
A penetrating glimpse into the obvious, perhaps, but that’s what makes the gambit so ludicrous when taken literally.
