Definition of insanity seen in federal budget process

On Wednesday, Sept. 20, I, along with other media, received in their inbox a press release from U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) asking the Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to keep the national parks and other public lands open “in the event of a government shutdown.”

My comment to my co-workers was something to the effect that it appears the Republicans were already planning for a sh...