New Budget Plan

The House Republicans have proposed agreeing to a budget without a transportation package, that would allow the transportation package to be debated and agreed to in a fall special session, which would allow the local governments to make their budgets.

I doubt the Senate will want to do this because it would lessen their leverage, but this may be the only way to avoid a government shutdown. It sounds like both sides are strongly entreached in their positions (the House GOP certain wants us to believe they are).

In the end, I still see some type of increase in taxes. That will not be good for the Republican party, but its probably going to happen anyway. John Chichester doesn;t typically do what is best for the party. Tim Kaine probably won't help us out either.