Will Republicans Need Pelosi to Prevent Shutdown?

“Nancy Pelosi insists she doesn’t gloat when House Republicans can’t shore up the votes among their own members to pass any number of critical bills, and it’s Democrats who get to swoop in and call themselves the heroes,” Roll Call reports.

Said Pelosi: “I would rather they did the responsible thing so we wouldn’t have to bail them out every time.”

“But the minority leader… must be feeling gratified. The government is on the precipice of a shutdown, and if Republicans can’t get to 218 votes on their side of the aisle, Pelosi will get to call in the cavalry once again.”