- When Republicans refuse to take 'yes' for an answer - GOP leaders' opposition to a bipartisan Jan. 6 commission is emblematic of a larger truth: negotiating with Republicans like McCarthy is pointless. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/when-republicans-refuse-take-yes-answer-n1267901 126 comments politics
- This is what happens when serious officials try to negotiate in good faith with Republicans -- they refuse to take "yes" for an answer, they don't have intellectual capacity to explain why, and the entire country has to suffer the consequences. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_11/026673.php 4 comments politics