Short leash

There's talk in Washington that Republicans won't give Obama a long term spending plan to finish out the fiscal year, that they'll instead opt for a short term stop-gap measure, giving them fiscal clout to counter Obama's fetish for executive order immigration amnesty. 

Are Republicans finally ready to put Obama on a short leash? 

Or will they cave at the last minute like they've done so many times before?

Remember, Democrats still control the senate until the first of next year.