[Hoot Gibson]

^^I know if true Trump would demand much in return, but I have no trust in Dems so I say tell them to pound sand.

I think that this is another example of Mitch McConnell being so scared of being the Minority Leader again that he is preserving old Senate traditions such as the blue slips that are really killing Republicans politically. I agree with you that Trump should not be negotiating with Democrats, but there would be no need if McConnell would grow a spine and stop worrying about sitting in his Senate Majority Leader seat until death do them part.

BTW, I didn't realize until recently that the Majority and Minority Leaders in both the House and Senate are paid a higher salary than anybody else in Congress, except the Speaker of the House. I think that is an outrage myself. Those are party positions, not constitutional positions. I have no problem with the Speaker being paid a higher salary as the third in line of succession to the presidency, but taxpayers should not be funding Democrat and Republican party positions.