Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman announced that he would vote for the resolution to continue to fund the government, even though the Republican leadership gave absolutely nothing in return.
I sent Fetterman the following letter today:
Dear Sen. Fetterman:
The first rule of union negotiations is never give away something before the negotiations start. You don’t go in saying, “We know your’ve had a rough year, so we have decided to take a wage cut of 50¢ an hour.” You present your position, and you wait to hear a counter offer.
When you announce ahead of time that you will vote to keep the government running with no concessions from the other side, you have just lost any reason for the other side to bargain. You have already been rolled before negotiations even started.
Needless to say, I am terribly disappointed in your willingness to do that. Donald Trump and his minions are bullies. Here’s another rule: When you kowtow to bullies, they are only encouraged.
Sincerely,
Roy Christman
Incidentally, the staff at the Kresgeville Post Office where I do my mailing told me I am one of their top customers.
One more fact: Today we received a fundraising letter from Fetterman in which he said he was standing up to the Republicans. I’m not sending any money.
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