re: #265 lawhawk

Major difference between 2013 and 2014 - the fact that if there is a shutdown, the new Congress that takes power in January will be GOP majority in both House and Senate, with even more intent to destroy ACA and everything else the President wants to do. So, the option is to take the shitshow now, or wait for the even bigger mess next year.

With the riders in this bill dealing with the ACA risk corridors and the Dodd-Frank swap ban, I see this more as the foot in the door. That future efforts will be about the proverbial “death of a thousand cuts,” sneaking these riders into “must-pass” bills while playing on the administration’s worry that standing against them will lead to further headaches.