Congress passes stopgap bill to avoid shutdown

Better not put that pork in the frying pan yet!! "Senate Republicans unexpectedly put the brakes on the sweeping measure. ...and it also contains about 8,000 pet projects sought by lawmakers" Aren't some of these Republican earmarks? I think they are--oh well there are going to be some unhappy constituents back home. I thought there was one of these earmarks that had to do with cow manure-- Well Congress has enough of it's own manure!!