You’re shitting me. I mean, you’re fucking kidding me, right? Does Conrad know it’s not April 1st?

“I have asked the House of Representatives to remove this provision. The fact is the Bank of North Dakota is a unique entity – it is the only state-owned bank in the nation. It has not engaged in the abuses that have required the reform legislation that is before us. It not only originates the loans, it services the loans. As a result, the default average is ¼ of the national average. That is a good result for taxpayers, students and the people of North Dakota.

“But often, facts are the first victim in an overly heated partisan environment. And rather than see the excellent reputation of the Bank of North Dakota damaged, I have asked to have the provision removed.”

What does this mean? If Conrad — chairman of the Senate Budget Committee — gets the bill changed, the 72-hour waiting period would begin again. If he doesn’t, that could spell problems for the reconciliation “fix” most House members have been demanding.

Will he get the legislation changed and the vote be pushed back again? Will it remain the same and the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee will be pissed, leading to worried Democrats? Or will Democrats find yet another way to ignore the rules, subvert the Constitution, and make their way around having to restart the waiting period after a change?

I’m getting too old for this shit.