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Now that corporations have been bailed out and smirking Mnuchin has a slush fund to dole out to the "makers", Retrumplicans are united to block the Democratic $3T bill to help states and middle class America.
How many times do we have to be taught this lesson?
First - THIS CURRENT HOUSE BILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONE PASSED!!!!. Before the corporate bailout, before the small business loans, before EVERYTHING else.
I don't believe I have to point this out, but after you've given Retrumplicans everything they want is NOT the time to go back and request they support your priorities. That only works when the other party is acting in good faith. Retrumplicans haven't done that for over 100 years.
It's a hard choice, but this bill should have been passed first, and if the Retrumplicans weren't willing to support it, then you walk away and bring it back up for a vote when the Dow hits 1,000.
Retrumplicans don't negotiate. They will only be forced to the negotiating table when the 0.0001% demands that they do so.
Second- the above lesson should not be one that Democrats need to learn over and over again.
That's why I hope Democrats understand that if the Supreme Court declares Donnie Shit for Brains "above the law", the only acceptable response is to starve the beast.
I understand that is a profoundly hard choice, but it really is the only way to get Retrumplicans to change their behavior.
Expected them to act like moral human beings acting in good faith is a fools folly.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)Obama was a great president but not a great negotiator, at least to me. Gave up too much at the start. I know many who disagree. It isn't how I like to negotiate, anyway.