Maybe Done--Senate CR and Debt Ceiling

++The Tea Bag Revolution seems to have failed. Next time maybe they should have a street vendor light himself on fire. By late last night,House Teabaggers were admitting they had closed down the government for nothing. Despite Heritage Action threatening to score Representatives on how they voted last night when no bill hit the floor, this morning their CEO announced that it was unrealistic to expect a repeal of Obamacare until 2017. The shutdown gang has beat a hasty retreat with Rep. Labrador spinning that they didn't want to repeal or defund Obamacare. So what was the shutdown for?

++Before the dance in the end zone,we still don't know whether the House will be able to pass the Senate agreement. John Boehner sent Harry Reid "a message", which is a procedural act that allows Harry to avoid one cloture vote. It was also a shot across Senator Cruz' bow. As Mitch McConnell was taking this morning, Senator Cruz issued a statement so as to step on McConnell message. He said he and Senator Lee would not hold up the Senate vote and then sleazily said it was up to House Republicans whether they want to pass the agreement. 

++And who is to blame for the collapse of the GOP? Why who else? The Press. The press undercut the GOP's message and strategy (whatever that was). Eric Erickson of Red State is on the warpath against John Boehner and Rush Limbaugh called the GOP the most "ineffectual" political party he has ever seen. The circular firing squad has just started. Establishment Republicans are saying they will protect Boehner's Speakership and so did Nancy Pelosi. Even Matt Drudge proclaimed that Nancy Pelosi would be the Speaker in 2014. Stu Rothenberg told Democrats not to start measuring the drapes just yet because the 2014 shutdown may not--but then again, it may affect the 2014 elections. 

++The Senate deal is that the government will run at sequestration levels until January 15 and the debt ceiling will be moved to February. In the meantime,the House will pick members of a budget conference to start immediately to develop a budget for 2014 based on both the Senate and House budgets. The Democrats believe they can get most of the hurtful sequestration cuts lifted. I don't think so but good luck.

++But we still have not had a Senate vote and depending on the resignation of House Republicans, we still don't know whether the House can pass a bill by tomorrow at midnight. Right now it is still hype. 

++President Obama said that the minute the budget agreement was signed he will again start pushing on immigration reform. I suggest kicking them when they are down after the vote in the House.

++Meanwhile Mayor Booker looks, according to all polls,like he will win against tea bagger Lonegran in New Jersey.

++Another poll was released showing the Cooch trailing McAulifee in Virginia.