I talked to one of our Federal clients today at work and asked what she has heard from her superiors and higher-ups about a potential government shutdown over the budget in December. She said they usually have a pretty good idea if it's going to happen and will initiate internal contingency plans for their own work and contracts. She said it's pretty unlikely a shutdown will happen in December since things have been operating normally and she hasn't gotten any notice or orders of precaution from her superiors. She says the Republicans will also catch a ton of flak.

I guess the question now is if the Dems have the balls to threaten a shutdown for us on top of the budget item?