All the mainstream pundits are predicting a 2 week continuing resolution to keep the government afloat. Then what? Another 2 week resolution? And then another?

And these resolutions will only be put into place if the democrats agree to the house republicans as far as what the cuts will be. I'm not denying that there could be a few short term resolutions to avoid what is commonly known as a "government shutdown." But, ultimately, I don't think the democrats in the senate will accept the severity of the immediate cuts the republicans will be demanding. And I don't think many of the republicans in the house are ready to accept much of anything but the severe budget cuts they are proposing.

So I still can't help but think we are headed for a government "shutdown," whatever that means.