- Pot calling kettle - Tuesday, Dec 15, 20 @ 10:24 am: The big difference between Republicans and Democrats seems to by the color of the fairy dust and the number unicorns necessary to balance the budget. - Pot calling kettle - Tuesday, Dec 15, 20 @ 10:24 am: *be They turned down 90% of what they asked for to deny a Republican President they despise a win in an election year. Now they are paying the price. “Democrats ultimately settled for less than a third of what they had set as a baseline for state and local aid, accepted a package without any $1,200 direct payments, and signed off on a plan that, after offsets, includes less than $350 billion in new money, well below a slew of pre-election proposals rejected by Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer as being too low.”