Is there anything at all, any Principle that the Obama Administration will not negotiate on?

[Winterblues]

I heard a rumor that Rahm told someone that everything was negotiable except success. But success at what. Win just for the sake of winning. Is there any Democratic Principle that is simply non negotiable? I have not seen any evidence of that and that truly makes me very sad..

[piratefish08]

1. The left doesn't always negotiate. Sometimes they just give it away......

I want my optimism back...........

[polichick]

3. It's not "the left" that's giving it away, it's the corporate center. nt

[piratefish08]

7. Agreed. I was speaking too broadly........

[polichick]

2. To answer your question, apparently not. nt

[villager]

4. Short answer: no.

n/t

[Vincardog]

5. Yes there is ONE Principal the Obama administration will not compromise on that is that the

unconstitutional criminal acts of aWoL and his band of rogue hacks will not be investigated nor prosecuted. They will become precedent for any future dictator willing and able to continue them.

[zipplewrath]

6. The plain answer is no

You're asking a simple question so that is the simple answer. Probably the more complex answer is that, at least in their mind, the discussions never get started to begin with. For example, torture. The Obama administration probably won't go down that road, so they consider that "non-negotiable". However, since it has been stopped, they have little interest is pursing its permanent end, or holding those that did accountable. As such, they will "negotiate" on those issues. So one could make the case that they are willing to "negotiate on torture".

[subterranean]

8. Maintaining the profits of the health care industry.

That is one principle the Administration has stood firm on. They refuse to entertain any discussion of single-payer or any other system that limits the profits of health insurance and pharmaceutical companies.