It's 2309 PDF pages - and it's not even the final bill. Tweaks are going to be necessary as negotiations continue most of the week.

Meanwhile, the US Park Police are reporting disturbances at several national historical sites. At Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Montpelier in Virginia, strange noises and moans of anguish have been coming from the crypts containing the mortal remains of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.

It's almost as if they are turning over in their graves - or perhaps they are readying themselves to rise up and march on the Capitol to stop the destruction of their life's work.

The White House refused comment but rumors that Obama is hiring an exorcist persist.

Hat Tip: Clarice Feldman