Does caving to hostage-takers make it easier to negotiate with them next time?

[polichick]

Or does it set you up for failure in future negotiations?

This seems so obvious to me, but apparently DUers are of two minds on this. Just curious...

[Warren Stupidity]

1. no really capitulation is 'deep strategy'.

[polichick]

3. Ohhh, I see. :) nt

[RBInMaine]

2. Cave, capitulate, cave, capitulate bla bla bla bla YAWN. Old and starting to stink.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. so that is a 'yes' vote then?

[ClassWarrior]

6. Why actually answer when one can substitute hatred and name-calling for thoughtful discussion?

NGU.

[niceypoo]

9. Then help us stop it

If it stinks then DONT DEFEND IT!!!


...and change your vote to no!

[Laelth]

5. k&r for the truth. n/t

-Laelth

[ClassWarrior]

7. Wow, only one yes vote, but heaps of unrecs. That seems kind of cowardly to me.

NGU.

[polichick]

8. Funny how this place works. nt

[dave29]

10. I love watching internet warriors call people cowards

for not participating in their push poll

[ClassWarrior]

12. So is that a "yes" vote?

NGU.

[dave29]

14. vote of no confidence. n/t

[ClassWarrior]

15. I WISH we had a parliamentary government!!

LOL...

NGU.

[MrMickeysMom]

11. ...

[FrenchieCat]

13. The quality of debate here has become so lowlifed,

Even the push polls have a sewer smell to them.

[bvar22]

16. Yes. It IS a set up for FAILURE...

AND, the Democratic Party Leadership KNOWS this,
but it just doesn't play as well in the Kabuki Theater.

"Its ALL Joe Lieberman's Fault"

"Can't let the Perfect be the enemy of the good."

"This is HISTORIC."

"This is a step forward."

"We courageously stood up against the Corporations."

"We had to pass something."

"This is a WIN for the White House!!!!"

All the above make for much better Kabuki than the TRUTH.

[mtnsnake]

17. Republicans are enemy number one

We should be thumbing our noses at them just like Bush did to us for 8 horrific years.