Just one minute ago, according to CBS news, they will vote for the CR. “I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country, to minimize the harms to the American people,” Schumer said. “Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open, and not shut it down.”

Translation, the poles did not look all that great after all. They would have loved to close it down for a week or so to make the Republicans look bad, but they realized… that would not have turned out well.