This was a big morning. We lost the story! We vividly recall seeing several paragraphs of expertly crafted opinion about Representative Jamaal Bowman and his adventure with the House of Representatives fire alarm system.

We wanted to highlight the the rest of the story, which was that Congressman Bowman allegedly had pulled the fire alarm to disrupt Speaker of the House McCarthy’s plan to vote on the Continuing Resolution for the Federal budget. It was a little strange, but that has become the new normal on that side of the River. Some of you may even see the carefully crafted byline and denial by Rep. Bowman.

The rest of Friday? There was something that issued from the Senate that had a bunch of numbers in it, but they had little to do strictly with the Budget. That had to wait until late Sunday when Governor Newsom in California named Laphonza Butler to replace Diane Feinstein as half of California’s Senate delegation. Senate-designee Butler has been serving as president of of pro-abortion organization Emily’s List, and was a senior adviser to Kamala Harris’ failed 2020 presidential campaign. She is currently a resident of Maryland and will have to adjust her voter’s registration.
Butler will finish Feinstein’s term, which runs until 2024, after which she may face off with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who had been hoping Feinstein would live till the election so he could slide into the Senate.

It is not going to happen that way, and the very real surprise we felt when Speaker McCarthy got a bill out of the House. There is talk the GOP rejectionists will go after him next. Can this really go on for more than another year?

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