Please, please, please, Democrats---understand this:

[Atticus]

Senator Tim Scott, with whom you are now "negotiating" about a policing reform bill is a Trump ass-kisser who will soon be only too happy to lie through his teeth about what Biden's Congressional Address REALLY means. The Trump party will applaud and cheer loudly.

He still supports his pus-bag "president" and is enthusiastically endorsed by him.

His goal is not a responsible bill that will benefit the nation. His goal is to delay such a bill and then whittle away as much of it as possible before a watered-down reform-in-name-only bill can pass both houses.

When dealing with him and others like him, take NOTHIING for granted and, if he shakes your hand, count your fingers afterward.

[FarPoint]

1. I totally agree....

He is Not to be trusted....he is actually a wolf in sheep's clothing type....denial of his ancestry as an African American and sells them out for self serving gains...

[empedocles]

2. ' . . . count your fingers afterward..'

Good.

[hot2na]

19. Check your wallet also..

[gab13by13]

3. I believe that Democrats do understand this.

[blueinredohio]

11. Some times I wonder if they do or not.

[Hortensis]

27. :) Because they don't trip him in the aisle and take off his fingers?

How should they behave toward others they see every day in the workplace? People assigned to the same projects but there to sabotage instead of serve? Having to deal with their constant insults, slanders, trickery and general ugly spite and malice? Having to lock their doors and never leave their papers or computers unguarded because they will steal it and then lie about what they find?

Fun work environment.

[KPN]

22. We'll see.

[StarfishSaver]

4. The Democrats know this

They're not naive.

But working with him sends the right message.

And it's remotely possible we may be able to get a substantial portion of what we want through the Senate with his help.

On the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if Tim Scott ends up with egg all over his face and a painful lesson in just what his Republican colleagues think of him - when he is unable to get any of them to vote for the package he negotiates.

[wryter2000]

15. Egg on his face is what I expect

I don’t think Karen Bass can be fooled

[niyad]

5. . .count your fingers. Check for your wallet. And the knife in your back.

[Beastly Boy]

6. These are the consequences of the 2016 elections.

The four years that followed saw an army of trump ass-kissers being installed and entrenched in government. This will take years to undo. In the mean time, dealing with trump ass-kissers is an unavoidable political necessity. Democrats are painfully aware of this.

[LymphocyteLover]

7. Anyone still a Republican at this point simply can't be trusted

they are either a moron, completely compromised, completely corrupt, amoral, a hardcore racist, or some combination of these qualities.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Sen Scott appears to be a repub first and an American second.

Black American seems to be a distant third.

[PatrickforB]

12. They hate black Americans, and want to continue to drive wedges between us

so we won't notice they are steadily funneling money from our treasury to billionaires and corporations.

As long as they can create this division, and keep whole segments of the population in ignorant-bubble-AM-talk-radio land, they are in business.

[PatrickforB]

9. Ah, Atticus, I like your creative use of the word 'pus-bag!'

I appreciate good hyperbole in the morning!

The message of your OP is right on. Definitely want to count your fingers (more good hyperbole) after dealing with any one of these Republican Trumpists.

[johnthewoodworker]

10. Only a fool trusts a Republican/Nazi like Scott.

[dlk]

13. The fact that Scott, a black man, belongs to the racist Republican party says it all

Scott may or may not have a conscience. However, I admire Karen Bass and Cory Booker for doing everything humanly possible to enact meaningful, and long overdue legislation. They've been in DC long enough to understand exactly who they're dealing with and I trust their judgment.

[StarfishSaver]

17. Too bad they don't know as much about politics and strategy as some people here

[dlk]

18. Lots of experts on DU

[StarfishSaver]

20. Yep.

[JI7]

24. +

[BlueIdaho]

14. Lucy with the football...

Same shit, different day.

[StarfishSaver]

16. No.

The Democrats are not stupid. Karen Bass is DEFINITELY not a fool.

[Carlitos Brigante]

21. Every time I see that guy, I just feel a deep embarrassment for

him. What it must be like. How much is one's dignity and self esteem worth? I guess we'll find out when he ends up at some "think tank"., or whichever corporate board.

[BobTheSubgenius]

23. Anyone who has enthusiastically supported Il Douche needs to be dealt with very, very carefully.

Their golden calf lies like a sidewalk. Why would people that worship that be any different?

[czarjak]

25. Abiding trust, Tim? Good luck with that!

[maxrandb]

26. Tim (See, some of my friends are Retrumplicans) Scott

Is just a beard for white supremacists.