Finally

The Congress passed a budget, stop gap until December, and then they recessed until after the election.  But the Republicans finally conceded and included $170 million in help for the water crisis in Flint.  This is, of course, the water crisis that Republicans in Michigan created.  As usual, it was the Democrats advocating for federal help that got help for Flint.  And addressed the mess that the Republicans made - and to this day have not yet ameliorated with easily accessible safe water let alone corrected with pipe replacement!   Hmmm.  I wonder what the federal response would have been if a water crisis happened in Palm Beach.  Yes, I am suggesting that the lack of response has racial origins.