Republican (Russian?) "Negotiation" Techniques

It's amusing to hear Republicans talk about the President's 'generosity' and that "now is the time to negotiate" on bi-partisan Immigration reforms.

When Pres. Obama was in the White House they weren't interested in passing any bills for him to sign. They weren't interested in passing anything he COULD sign. They weren't interested in recognizing that it was LONG PAST "time to negotiate". They weren't interested in any bi-partisan legislation passing the House.

No.

They waited and waited and waited until they had complete control of government, Trump signed the end of DACA (which wasn't necessary), and even now they say the bill must be one Pres. Trump (an obvious racist) is willing to sign AND they won't bring up a bill for a vote in the House of Representatives unless the majority of the Republicans will support it -- ensuring it has to be radical to get TEA party votes. This is pretty much the equivalent of Gerrymandering the Legislative process. it's also known as putting a thumb on the scales before weighing something.

It's cheating.

That said, Democrats want to save DACA immigrants and make some kind of progress on immigration reform. That's a tight spot to be in, especially when you consider that Pres. Trump is lousy at negotiating. He thinks that what he wants is the end. He's dictatorial in nature. It's no wonder he and Vladimir Putin are so similar. In fact, one could say Trump's legislative style is right out of the Russian play-book.

"Here's what I want and if you don't give me this, you get nothing, or worse."

Can't wait to see how he sets up infrastructure legislation.

Thank God he's not involved in negotiations between North and South Korea. He would surely ruin it.