As of Wednesday night, it looked like a path was emerging whereby Senate Democrats would abandon plans to filibuster the House-passed spending bill (known as a CR, for “continuing resolution”) needed to keep the government from shutting down midnight on Friday.

That is something the White House does not acknowledge,” the host shot back. “That is something the president, who is a businessperson, understands that completely,” the

Democrats are peering into the abyss of forcing a government shutdown. They may be badly overestimating their leverage.