The President Did Most Of The Talking (THAT'S the way to 'negotiate' with republicans)

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5. This is similar to a story about the start of POTUS's first term, when he accepted an invitation

to meet at a GOP luncheon...gop was ready to pounce, hundreds against one but Obama ate their lunches instead, doing most of the talking and giving them a lecture on the way things were. It was generally seen as a huge victory for Obama, mistake by gop. He can do it...and this time perhaps he KNOWS it won't result in better discourse because he knows them now and he already has backup plans to get to a solution more quickly.