She sure got this right.   From a 
       Democrats:  We must purchase X.  Without X our country is history.
 Republicans:  Bah.  Whatever.  Fuck you, commie, pinko, loser, terrorist sympathizers.
 President:  Folks, X must be purchased.  The time has come!  Get to it!  X will cost $100, so lay out the funds.
 Democrats:  Thank you, Mr. President.  Okay, what do our constituents want?
 Voters:  Uh, lay out the $100 and get X.  Duh.
 Democrats:  No, that's off the table.
 Voters:  What?  Why?
 Democrats:  Shut up!
 Republicans: How about we just analyze how much of X we really need, most likely none, and pay the proportionate amount?
 Democrats:  That makes sense, but we really need X.  How about $80?
 Republicans:  $15.
 Democrats:  $75.
 Republicans:  $15!
 Democrats:  $65?
 Republicans:  $15!
 Democrats:  $60.
 Republicans:  $15!
 Democrats:  $55.
 Republicans:  $15!
 Democrats:  Okay, $45, but we're not going any lower!  X is too important!
 Republicans:  $15!
 Democrats:  $35?
 Republicans:  $15!
 Democrats:  $30.
 Republicans:  $15!
 Conservo-crats:  You know what?  The Republicans are correct.  $15 is good.
 Democrats:  What?!?!
 Conservo-crats:  You'll never even get part of X without us.
 Democrats:  $25!
 Conservo-crats:  Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
 Democrats:  $20?
 Conservo-crats:  $15.
 President:  Do what the Conserva-crats are saying.  We need a deal.
 Democrats:  God damn it!  Okay.  $15.
 Republicans:  $10.
 Democrats:  Hey!
 Conservo-crats:  We could go for $10.  After all, it's 10% more X than we have right now.
 Democrats:  What the hell good is 10% of X when without all of X our country is fucked?
 Republicans:  You guys really need to learn how to compromise.  Stop being so stubborn.  Stop being such idealists.
 Democrats:  Can we at least get back to $15?
 Conservo-crats:  Ehh, $10's good.  Let's do $10.
 Democrats:  Fuck it.  Fine.  $10, for whatever good it'll do.
 Republicans:  $5.
 Democrats:  Stop it!
 Republicans:  $5, or we filibuster, and get the Conservo-crats to join us.
 Democrats:  Okay.  $5.  But no lower!  We're putting our foot down for the American people.
 Progresso-crats:  Fuck this!  We'll filibuster the damn thing!
 Democrats:  Hey!  You lefties stay out of this!  With you involved we'll get nothing!  Let us do the negotiating!
 Progresso-crats:  We are getting nothing!  You said so yourself!  What good is 5% of X when without all of X our country is done?
 Democrats:  We're settled on $5.  $5 is at least a 5% victory for the American people.  We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
 Progresso-crats:  You're kidding, right?
 Democrats:  $5 and not a dollar less!
 . . . . . . . . to be continued . . . . . .