If these stupid frickin' teabaggers can't see to reason with plain language ... maybe this will help.
Remember the story of Solomon? Two women came to him, both claiming to be the mother of a baby. King Solomon knew the only way to settle the dispute was to tell the mothers he would slice the baby in two, and give half to both mothers. That way everyone gets their equal share.
Disgusting as desert people were back then in matters of blood and gore ... there was wisdom. Solomon knew that only the real mother would have something to lose in the argument. She would be so vested that she would actually surrender the child to save its life. So it was the woman who said, "forget it. take the child" that Solomon granted custody to and sent the liar woman packing.
It's the person in a dispute that has the most to lose that gives up more in a negotiation. The end game is more important to them than the trivia, minutiae and tripe.
That's why the stupid democrats have given up so much in this debate. They are the only ones who really have a vested interest in the country, who really want to see us succeed for success' sake, who really care more about the people of the United States than their own party. They are the ones giving up everything they began the negotiating demanding until finally they've given up everything except the desire to see the debt ceiling raised.
That's why republicans have had the negotiating capital to stand back and say "no, more ... give me more" throughout this debate. Because they truly couldn't give a shit one way or another whether or not the country falls into an abyss of debt. The way they see it, even if there was a financial apocalypse, all of the rich people are on their side anyway. They think that the worse that can happen is for the poor to be trample and consumed by poverty and chaos and they'll be left holding the gold. So they really don't care about you, about America, about financial soundness, about our future. They care about power, party and money.
It's the one who gives up everything in a negotiation that has the most to lose. In this case, what there is to lose ... is a country as we know it. Republicans can hold out to the bitter end. Because they couldn't give two fucks whether America is thrown into the pit or not.
Democrats do. That's why they've been left at the end with nothing left to surrender.
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