>Or am I just old and cynical and yall with the kids?

Not sure what proving to kids that you're a really bad negotiator is supposed to teach them, and the "you didn't vote for me" shit is Trumpian.

Seriously, imagine a veteran GOP senator saying "we can't do anything about this until we have significant Democratic buy-in on a thing they inherently do not believe is even real." To kids OR adults. And then thinking "oh man, they're so fucking smart."