An Odd Time For a Late Opening

You have to wonder about the logic of waiting until 2 PM to open the Senate for business on the final day before an alleged government shutdown. But then, this could be why they aren’t taking it more seriously: Because the government probably won’t shut down. First there is the addendum that the House put in to pay the military even if there’s no funding, so that hot-button issue is covered. Then there’s the fact that it will take a while to spin down the whole entire government, and during that time apparently they just need to come up with a handshake agreement and fill in all the paperwork later.