Republicans came to discussions about establishing a January 6 commission with a list of

[Atticus]

demands that had been drawn up by GOP leaders. Chief among these demands was their insistence that there be an equal number of each party's members on the commission and that it would wrap up by December 31st of this year.

The Democrats agreed despite some in the party who criticized the "cave in" to Republicans who refused to even utter the word "compromise" during the past four years.

And, now---Surprise!---NOT!---the same leaders whose demands were met are urging all of their tribe to oppose creating the commission. Gee! Who'd a thunk the word of McCarthy and company could not be trusted?

Lucy has pulled the football away AGAIN and Joe Manchin is STILL confident she will hold it properly next time if we Democrats will just respect her and retreat a few more yards.

I'll just stop here before I make "inappropriate" suggestions as to how we should respond to Mr. McCarthy (and Mr. Manchin, for that matter).

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. We're so far past the level of utter absurdity at this point, on so many levels (nt)

[NewHendoLib]

2. Several times daily, for many years, I think "fuck ALL republicans".

No excuse for them to even be on this earth.

[spanone]

3. I thought we didn't negotiate with terrorists?

[Diamond_Dog]

4. This is exactly what they did with Obamacare.

[hibbing]

5. Bad faith n/t

[StarfishSaver]

6. I suspect that Schumer and Pelosi knew the GOP would never agree to a commission no matter what

So no harm in agreeing to everything they asked for and then set up a select committee - while making sure the public knows it's the Republicans who refused to negotiate in good faith.

[Atticus]

7. I do believe that is possible and I hope it is the case. nt

[obamanut2012]

8. I agree with you