Bonus Quote of the Day

“I’m perfectly willing to divide it equally between Republicans and Democrats, and so it will be up to them if they want it. If they don’t, we’ll just have it on the Democratic side. But I think enough of them would like to have it on both sides.”

— Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), as quoted by Bloomberg, on what will happen with earmarks if Republicans choose not to engage with the appropriations process.