The impasse of the budget doesn't necessarily need to server anyone's interests. It just has to be enough better than the opposition's proposal to lead to a sta

The impasse of the budget doesn't necessarily need to server anyone's interests. It just has to be enough better than the opposition's proposal to lead to a stalemate. If there's no policy that both the Senate and House prefer to the status quo, we get the status quo, even if both sides oppose the status quo.