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David J. Sharp's avatar

Re: Schumer—an impossible choice, stop the government and face martial law or pass a CR … and wait for martial law.

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David Court's avatar

Possibly true, but lying down rather than going down fighting is that for which he will be remembered ... if he is remembered at all.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Agreed. Reluctantly agreed.

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Jeff's avatar

Schumer didn't read the room. He was being told to fight, to make things difficult and he chicken out. The outcomes were shit either way, and he chose to cower than stand tall and be a fighter.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Agreed. Heartbreakingly agreed.

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

At least if Schumer stayed strong, it would have brought the issue to the American public. This wholesale takeover of the government could have been addressed and explained to the masses, while the MSM has been busy ignoring the issue and longterm repercussions of these policies; normalizing this spectacle and Trump’s unconstitutional actions.

Now we have no leverage, and Trump will continue to lay waste to the government with impunity. Congress just seeded all authority, including any possibility of reining in Trump and ludicrous Tariff agenda.

Bottom line: Democrats are now COMPLICIT, with 11 democratic senators and congressmen, making the CR a bi-partisan affair.

Personally, I think it was his WS and AIPAC buddies who convinced Schumer to lay down. The same people who couldn’t give a rats ass about our democracy; just tax cuts and deregulation. And in AIPAC’s case, 100% fealty to Israel; even with extremists in charge. IMHO…:)

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David J. Sharp's avatar

AIPAC … and keeping an autocrat in power, lest Bibi be offended.

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Susan D's avatar

I think he did what he had to do, but I don't like his image. He looks ridiculous and weak and it rubs off on the whole party.

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

Fair enough, but the image is of the Weimar Republic; circa 1933. Schumer is Franz von Papen (Chancellor of Germany in 1932), to Biden’s Hindenburg (President of the Weimar Republic).

Both Hindenburg (feeble and weak) and Papen (in over his head), believed they could rein in Hitler, and bring him to heel. Instead, Hitler became Chancellor in 53 days, and the rest is history. Trump’s coup will be a close second. IMHO!…:)

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Siena Popiel's avatar

The American voter, especially those not particularly attached to any sort of ideological or partisan mooring, is desperate for a politician with a single shit to give.

Not only did Schumer not have one single shit to give for people losing for leadership, he abandoned his own caucus.

When furloughed government employees think about how the Dems stood up to Trump & Musk, are they going to remember the 260 Dems who stood up for them? Or are they going to remember Chuck & the 10 who let Musk rampage his chainsaw across the government?

JVL wrote a great piece on the policy implications of Schemer's massive fold. But The politics of this are off the charts bad.

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mgnt's avatar

Schumer's mistake was he thought there would be something he could salvage that he could claim as the scrap of a win. There was nothing that qualified. The outcomes were all bad. regardless of what he did. However, he should not have given up the fight just because defeat was inevitable.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Another disadvantage—he still plays by the rules; in Trumplandia, there are no rules.

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Nickson's avatar

It’s true. He should have taken numerous shots at MAGA. But he’s just constitutionally incapable of bringing it in the way that’s needed, anyway. It’s an understatement to say he’s not media savvy. He really should step aside.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Yes, Schumer’s mistake. Should have stood up? Yes. Filibustered? I don’t know. But I’m also not sure those fired (rehired?) federal employees care to make Schumer as big a villain as the pundits do. 230 Dems may have voted their (employees’) way … but they didn’t raise their voices either.

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