Always a rush, always a panic to pass things

As soon as they start yelling that things must be passed instantly, you that they realize that they don't have a case. Last Friday everything was fine, but now we have to do it by Tuesday. From the WSJ:

WASHINGTON -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Sunday that unless the Senate approves $2 billion in additional funding, the Obama administration could be forced to halt as early as Tuesday the "cash for clunkers" program that has become one of the most visible and fast-acting of the government's economic-stimulus programs. . . . .