In each case:
"OK, Mitch/Kevin, have a seat.
"I am well aware that if you were majority leader, you would make my life a living hell, be proud of it, gain plenty of stature in your party for it, and use it to campaign against Democratic candidates in 2022. You would stymie any damage control efforts I want to put into effect.
"But that is not the case, and even if you are planning on pulling another Citizens United move on me, this time we are expecting it. You will not get away with it like you did with Obama. You steamrolled a lot of awful crap through with Trump, and we had to sit there and watch, because those are the rules. Well, those rules are still in effect. They now work to my advantage, and we have a lot of your mess to clean up.
"You have three options. One is to still try to thwart my every move as best you can under the circumstances. Two is to oppose me with passive opposition. You can sit there and whine, vote no, but do nothing. Three is to actually try to work with me to try to make things better for the people in this country of ours who don't have our salaries or perks. I'm open to negotiations, not threats. Whichever you decide, we will not be surprised, and we are ready with a full PR blitz on every issue. We will let the country know in real time in every case, and on every issue.
"Oh, yeah, two more things. First, I'd like an answer before that coffee cup you're holding gets cold, and yes, this conversation is being recorded--for now only for posterity. I'll leak it and use it against you only if you lie to me. Second, we now have solid evidence, both on film and audio, on lowlifes like Hawley, Cruz, Jordan, Brooks and the others, and they're all going down. Just so you know.
"So, what's it gonna be?"
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