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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3074786" data-attributes="member: 13624">Logrolling (amalgamating multiple topics into a single bill) is a long-standing tradition on the Hill.  Remember, we got concealed carry in national parks through a similar tactic.As to Democrats being to blame, do remember that Republicans have been in control of the House, Senate, and Oval Office for more than a year now.  No, not veto-proof control, but control nonetheless.  With the control comes the ability to determine what is scheduled for hearing and when.  The new fiscal year was not exactly an unexpected event; it happens every year, on a very predictable schedule, and was entirely foreseeable.  That the Republicans (who were in charge) failed to make addressing it a priority is squarely on their shoulders.  The time for holding up Congressional business was a year ago, or eight months ago, or six months ago, not months after the start of the new year.  I posit that the Congress has no function more important than passing a budget: just as an army travels on its stomach, every program runs on money.  Failing to allocate that effectively halts every other program Congress authorizes, whether an explicit constitutional duty or not.I'm not suggesting that the Democrats aren't being obstructionist, that they're blameless, but let's not kid ourselves by pretending that the Republicans are blameless victims, hostages to the big scary D's.  They had a responsibility to act, they've had a year's worth of opportunity to do so, and have screwed around for all this time.  A pox on all their houses; there's plenty of blame to go around.</blockquote>

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