If you're an elected dem who is open to cutting Social Security, or Medicare or S.N.A.P., Fuck you.

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462. What the hell have Democrats been doing without reciprocation for 35-40 years?

"Compromise"! And in the zero-sum game of politics, the Dems have come up as BIG losers in "compromises" over the long haul. Dems have basically been irrational about compromise for far too long, whether by design or by ignorance (I think both). Compromise requires reciprocal action from the other party to be "compromise". Over the long haul, compromise requires a roughly equal balance of interests and demands in order to achieve a "compromise" outcome over that long haul. That hasn't been the case -- at least on economic fronts. Without some reasonable balance, its really just capitulation.

The hell with capitulation! The hell with framing compromise as gains on social issues vs give-aways on economic issues -- from the vantage point of those who are affected, that's not compromise either, it's win - lose.

I'll agree to "compromise" as a rational approach to governance when we have a balanced economic playing field once again. Until then, I have NO TRUST IN COMPROMISE.