Comatose Congress shortens chances of a budget — again

With  the 16-day government shutdown less than one month in the rearview mirror, another looms on the horizon.
Estimated damage to the U.S. economy from November’s meltdown is $2 billion.
The main obstacle to preventing another debacle is cooperation by members of Congress to agree to fund the government.
By Jan. 15.
Suddenly, our chances don’t look so good. Congress is comatose.

CAUGHT IN THE cogs of stalled legislation is the farm bill and its unfortunate stepsister, the food stamp program. House Republicans want…