I appreciate Mr. Brooks' lamentation of the loss of give and take in our political system at the federal level (David Brooks, The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds. New Yourk Times, October 24, 2025: A20),.
However he fails to appreciate that the Democratic minority are engaged in a game of tit-for-tat with the Republicans. Republicans have not even tried to constrain Mr. Trump's failure to adhere to the budgets passed by Congress. His recissions have decimated agencies and programs supported by Congress. The Republican majority have just accepted his cuts.
This is the Repubican "tit," the refusal to support a continuing resolution is the Democrats "tat."
Research has shown that tit-for tat is the best strategy for re-establishing a cooperative relationship. Not that I am holding my breath.
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