In the Spirit of Bipartisanship

GOP attempts to insert language into the bill to impose tougher controls on Syrian and Iraqi refugees were unsuccessful. [More]

That's for one of two reasons:

1. They're gutless and stupid, and fear the Opposite Day effect of Obama not signing because he doesn't get everything he wants being blamed on them, including accusations of being unwilling to "compromise" and being responsible for the government shutting down.
2. They're the flip side of the same coin, and stand to benefit leaving things the way they are.