John Thune actually said...

I think we can do much better, and if we did follow regular order, do the budget, do the appropriation bills the way they're supposed to be ...

But isn't having some funding better than having no funding?

I think we have to acknowledge that there are--when you come up here and talk about funding deficiencies for specific agencies and programs,...

What I really think is a hijacking effort by the Tea Party folks.