How many of you are still ready and willing to negotiate with the Republican party?

[BradAllison]

Engage in your Stockholm Syndrome here. Consider it a "safe space" for thinking it's all gonna be okay. Also cite Susan Collins "liberally", if we are still allowed to use that word.

[relayerbob]

1. I'm open for negotiations

With the Taliban ... the send the GQP there, in exchange for .... well, who cares, we'll just gift them

[hlthe2b]

2. Hell I'm not even willing to negotiate with the likes of Manchin and Sinema...

Honestly, though, what the hell are we going to do to get voting rights legislation through? I am leagues beyond frustration and anger.

[Turbineguy]

3. The republicans will not be happy until they have total power and control.

That the country will be a smoldering ruin is of no concern to them.

[brush]

16. Our last chance is the '22 mid-terms. I contend the...

republicans don't know it yet but they cut their own throats with this Texas abortion ban/bounty on women.

We Democrats can run nationwide on how SCOTUS just let it happen. We have to make it a big part of the campaign. Women nationwide do not want their choice taken away from them.

Also we have to get the two infrastructure bills passed and get projects with good jobs going all over the country. If we accomplish these things we'll keep the House and Senate.

[BradAllison]

18. We probably win the blue/purple races....

The red states including red women will get worse.

[brush]

20. As long as we keep our majorities in Congress.

If we don't, it's Fascism R Us for the country. And it'll happen fast, quietly and almost unnoticed, like how the abortion banned was slipped in last night with SCOTUS sneakily sitting on their hands without uttering a peep.

[Hortensis]

4. To form a solid anti-extremist majority with sensible and principled conservatives,

THIS SECOND! We ran out of time to waste and ground to lose over a decade ago.

[stillcool]

5. I want to take my ball and go home.

the continuing piecemeal unraveling of the "United" States, is hard to sit with. Certain states seem hell-bent on provoking civil war and destroying the federal government and all it's agencies. Let them.

[CrackityJones75]

6. Are you really proposing this question here?

[BradAllison]

7. Look around

There are plenty of threads where compromising with terrorists is just the way it is apparently.

[CrackityJones75]

8. Go ahead and link a few.

[BradAllison]

10. And get alerted on?

Nice try.

Have a great day.

[CrackityJones75]

11. Ok I'll just accept that you are making it up.

You made a claim. Why would you get alerted on by backing up your claim?

Is it against the rules to link to another post?

[BradAllison]

12. I got alerted on and hidden for quoting Nancy Pelosi last week

Because she took a well earned shot at some "moderate" Democrats.

Sorry, I'll live with disapproval.

[CrackityJones75]

13. Ok how about you just surmise

Ok how about you just surmise these posts that you claim are people here negotiating with terrorists. Because in my opinion that statement deserves an alert more than anything else you have claimed.


Seriously that accusation warrants some evidence. Otherwise you are slamming the community without providing anything to back it up.

[BradAllison]

15. Of course.....

Alert already. Finish me off. You're proving my point about what it is EXACTLY you are up to.

[CrackityJones75]

19. Not proving your point at all.

You have failed to illustrate your point.

You made accusations and failed to show their reality.

[luckone]

9. But they are willing to walk away . Which is an option in negotiatIon

Will they even listen to debate over valid compromise ?
Or shine the light away create obstructions + fake out in the end ?

Unfortunately those are common hard negotiation tactics like those used by their party which can
use fake commitment to their voters as tactics
Personal insults and code words...
Plain old bluffing , puffing, and lying in Congress

Imo they are seeking concession not negotiation. And it looks as if by any means

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. There is no way in HELL that I would be ready and willing to negotiate with those bastards. n/t

[tritsofme]

17. Cute slogan, but what does it mean in practice?

Democrats have to negotiate with Republicans to pass anything through regular order in the Senate.

Many Democratic governors have to negotiate with Republican controlled legislatures.

Democrats may have to negotiate with a Republican House in 23.

What does it mean to not negotiate?

[Demsrule86]

21. And what is the alternative?

[Chainfire]

22. Only when Republicans accept that negotiations does not mean, "Our way or the highway."

If they do not want to compromise, we need to use our edge of power to roll over them; just like they have done with us. We elect Democrats to advance a progressive cause, if they do, they are successful, if they don't, they fail.

The only things Republicans understand is power. We need to show them we also know how to wield it.