Without disagreeing, the question is āwhat does non-capitulation mean.ā What is the target and who defines it.
There is a great book called āEvery War Must End,ā itās a thin tome about war but is equally relevant to politics, business, even relationships. It examines how nations will fight wars long past the point where they could ever hope to achieve when they started. How theyād shift their concept of victory to be more and more expansive even as prospects of winning got dimmer. And how both sides eventually collapse worse off all around.
So, yesterday ānot capitulateā meant that the Rs added back in healthcare subsides and breaks to the CR. Today, do you also have to add in āand restore the infrastructure funds Vought canceled.ā In two days, will you add āalso hire back all the Feds you fired?ā
I donāt have any faith that there is anyone on team D who is thinking about this in a real way and the other side continues to add costs. If two spouses are quarreling and one is willing to accept āmurder the whole family then kill myselfā as a potential settlementā thatās a negotiating advantage.