The facts
Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reported that Congress avoided a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding bill that extends operations through Dec 11, instead of the usual Sept 30 deadline. The move was driven by lawmakers’ desire to avoid a contentious spending fight before the upcoming midterm elections. Pergram noted that the real fiscal battle is likely to resume in mid‑December, with the potential for a shutdown in early 2027 if a new budget agreement cannot be reached. He referenced the 2025 shutdown and the 2018 post‑midterm shutdown as historical precedents. The article also mentions that Senate Republicans will need at least 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, and that any Democratic gains in the House or Senate could shift the spending priorities in the next Congress.
Our take
Fucking unbelievable. The most powerful legislative body on the planet has managed to pull a fast‑one on the American people by simply hitting the snooze button on the federal budget for another ten weeks. They didn’t solve a single problem; they just delayed the inevitable because they’re scared shitless of voters showing up at the polls. It’s like a teenager shoving a rotten banana under the couch because taking out the trash is too hard before Mom gets home. The real fight is now set for mid‑December, when the post‑election testosterone floodgates open. If Democrats win, they’ll push for spending on libraries and other progressive priorities. If Republicans hold the reins, they’ll try to sneak through their own projects before the other side can stop them. The Senate’s 60‑vote filibuster rule looms like a procedural dick‑punch, forcing any party to hunt for bipartisan support. Pergram, the poor bastard tasked with chronicling this circus, had to remind us of the 2025 shutdown and the 2018 fiasco, proving this isn’t a glitch - it’s the entire fucking operating system. So mark your calendars: in roughly 71 days, these same gutless wonders will reconvene, bloated on Thanksgiving turkey and a fresh sense of unearned entitlement, ready to threaten the salaries of park rangers and air traffic controllers over which defense contractor gets a ten‑billion‑dollar contract. They’ve engineered a perfect grift: create a crisis, barely avoid it at the last second, then demand praise for their “hard work” and “tough choices.” The only tough choice they made was deciding which donor to suck off first. They haven’t funded the government; they’ve funded their own continued employment as professional hostages, with the entire country as their captive. What a rancid, self‑serving circle of absolute cunts.
