[Cheerio]

At the risk of stating the obvious, Boehner is not a leader. He’s just your garden variety politician.

And he certainly in NOT a negotiator - he has no clue. He is negotiating with himself for crying out loud. Anyone that has negotiated anything knows this is folly - everyone in their life has negotiated a car salesman in their life.

I knew we were in deep trouble back in his first negotiation for the CR in 2011, then followed by the debt ceiling deal. White Hut trespasser is playing this time to DESTROY THE GOP, AND IMHO I BELIEVE HE WILL SUCCEED.

[Starboard]

everyone in their life has negotiated a car salesman in their life
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Well, that’s true for most normal people. The well-connected political elites probably walk into the showroom and get special treatment in exchange for access to them. I seriously doubt they ever really have to negotiate like the rest of us.

There’s one thing I’ve learned about negotiating over the years: In any deal, if the other party is smiling you got taken. The other thing is always be willing to walk away.

[Theodore R.]

Speaking of “garden variety,” I believe it was the late Everett Dirken who coined that term in reference to himself. He meant it with self-praise. As accommodating as Dirksen could be, he towers above the people from IL now.