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Chainfire

(17,636 posts)
10. Negotiating with Republicans means folding.
Sun May 30, 2021, 10:09 PM
May 2021

It is like trying to make a deal with the devil, in the end you get burned.

Shove it down their damn throats. If not now, when?

Will Democrats have Manchin's permission to do this? groundloop May 2021 #1
I hope manchin will understand Marthe48 May 2021 #2
Either get on the bus WVreaper May 2021 #3
+1 K&R onetexan May 2021 #17
One way that might get more Republicans on board is the threat of cutting their states out from it cstanleytech May 2021 #4
I like the idea USAFRetired_Liberal May 2021 #6
except the most persuadable senators, for the most part, come from states with split delegations dsc May 2021 #7
No, let those voters benefit and then tell them that the senator they elected tried to stop it. PSPS May 2021 #11
If that worked then we would not have to struggle in the welfare red states. cstanleytech May 2021 #12
Doesn't work. Remember how many hated Obamacare but loved the ACA? -nt CrispyQ May 2021 #16
Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 #5
If they're negotiating in good faith, I can't see an arbitrary deadline like that making it. Calista241 May 2021 #8
Why on earth do you believe that they are negotiating in good faith? Salviati May 2021 #13
It doesn't matter what i think. Calista241 May 2021 #14
republican offer will be $.02 on the dollar. moscow mcmitch -we can't afford it !!! monkeyman1 May 2021 #9
Negotiating with Republicans means folding. Chainfire May 2021 #10
Translation White House still trying to play nice with the repugs. nt Hotler May 2021 #15
whittle it down, remove key areas that the GOP fears, maxsolomon May 2021 #18
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