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Shocker: Republicans Admit in Private That They Killed a Good Deal
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this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2024
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When politics function correctly, that is what they are supposed to do in order to get concessions on other important things. Compromise leaves everyone unsatisfied.
Compromise is supposed to come with consessions from BOTH sides, not just handing one side everything they actually want after they make an unreasonable request...
That's capitulation, not negotiation.
That's what the democrats were trying to do. Republicans tied funding for Ukraine and some other things to tightening border security. The democrats called their bluff. They said "Here's a border security bill that does what you've been asking for now let's get this all done". Republicans' made surprised Pikachu face and said "We didn't want it this way! We want it done by OUR president so he gets credit!" So, even though the Democrats were giving the Republicans what they've been asking for in exchange for things the Democrats wanted, the Republicans said "no".
Republicans never argue in good faith, and they always put power and politics over policy.
"That's what they were doing! Republicans made a dishonest and completely unneccessary move, and Democrats compromised with that unreasonable position!"
Yes... exactly. Democrats GIVE IN TO BAD FAITH DEMANDS. That is NOT negotiating. That is capitulating.
I don't think you really read my comment. Here's my summation of how the back and forth went:
The Dems called the Reps bluff and the Reps backed out. The Dems were getting something they wanted in the deal, too. Plus, Dems seem to be warming to the idea of border security more recently so they're not exactly getting nothing from that part either.
That doesn't sound like giving in to bad faith demands. That sounds like negotiating. It's just that the Reps aren't actually interested in negotiating and flipped the table over even though they were getting a pretty good deal. It shows the Reps as the selfish babies that they are while the Dems show willingness to actually get things done.