Government Reopens To Resume Normal Levels Of Dysfunction

The nation can collectively exhale, not because any substantive issues have been resolved, but because the temporary cessation of governmental activity is, at long last, drawing to a close. After a brief interlude from its regularly scheduled programming of political gridlock and performative outrage, the apparatus of state is poised to rumble back to life.

Insiders report a funding bill has successfully navigated the labyrinthine corridors of the Senate, though not without the requisite amount of dramatic flair. Now, with bated breath, we await its perusal by the House of Representatives, followed by the ceremonial flourish of the President's signature. This intricate dance, a familiar prelude to what many refer to as "normal operations," ensures that the country can once again enjoy the full, uninterrupted spectrum of its federal institutions’ signature brand of deliberative inertia. The brief, albeit 'historic,' pause in this grand theatrical production, often termed a government shutdown, is nearly over, allowing everyone to return to their assigned roles in the ongoing saga of managed decline. One might even miss the quiet.