Another View of the CathedraFUCK MY LIFE

I anticipate that the Republicans will either not reauthorize CHIP at all, or will do so in a bill that rams something down Democrats' throats. For instance, a bill that simultaneously funds CHIP and requires all states to allow open carry of handguns everywhere (churches, schools, etc.). Then when Democrats vote against it, the Republicans will say, "Oh I guess you don't care about children after all."

The good news is that it currently appears that Republicans have made their party so toxic that the Democrats will take the House and/or the Senate, at which point a lot of this crap will get shut down. But of course there's no guarantee of that.