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hoolstoptheheels

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Certainly no less than the dems. And negotiating does not require good


faith on both sides. A successful conclusion to a negotiation may require good faith on both sides, but not necessarily. Not if one side has disproportionate leverage.

The dems are saying "my way or the highway" when they say "not a penny for the wall, not under any circumstances". They are being just as petulant. They could be the adults acting as statesmen, and make an offer. The level of good faith from the other side has no impact on the offer they make. They can make their next move based on the response.

And I think they probably could hold a disproportionate amount of leverage to be able to extract concessions and be seen as the reasonable party who ended the hardship caused by this stupid shutdown.

[Post edited by hoolstoptheheels at 01/14/2019 2:39PM]

(In response to this post by WaxHoo)

Posted: 01/14/2019 at 11:17AM



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