Army-Navy Game

Every year, I always try to watch the Army-Navy football game. However, this year, I did not really expect to see it because of the shutdown. Due to the shutdown, all of the games that the military service academies' athletic programs would participate in were threatened to be cancelled, because the service academies use federal money to help pay for games, which was rightfully considered a nonessential expense. As we all know, a temporary budget agreement was reached, the shutdown ended, and athletic events carried on as normal. This week, a bipartisan budget deal passed the House and is expected to pass in the Senate. This deal would ease spending caps and lessen across-the-board spending cuts, and would prevent another shutdown for at least 2-3 years. Some Senators are against this bill, and the bill will either be narrowly passed or narrowly defeated. Hopefully, this bill is a sign of more congressmen being willing to work together, and the beginning of more bipartisan deals to come. But, by looking at the history of this Congress, this bill may pass just because midterm elections are coming and congressmen are doing anything to keep their jobs. Either way, if the bill passes, this game would not be in jeopardy for another couple of years.
In the meantime, in the words of my grandfather... Go Navy! Beat Army!