Being a “New Yorker” I have never been a fan of Schumer’s and frankly when he became senate Majority leader - I switched parties to independent. I have always felt he lacked imagination, urgency and was going to be a downfall for the Dems. What a disaster.
Being a “New Yorker” I have never been a fan of Schumer’s and frankly when he became senate Majority leader - I switched parties to independent. I have always felt he lacked imagination, urgency and was going to be a downfall for the Dems. What a disaster.
I am a yellow dog Democrat. I won't vote for any Republican. (That was a period.) I do not want to see Democrats divided.
But I think that this is much ado about virtually nothing. I worked for the government. I lived through government shut downs. Shumer and the others had to flip a decisional coin. 2 bad options. Heads they win. Tails we lose. too.
The least common denominator amog us and some patriotic Republicans is the sell out to Putin. We lost the cold war. Republicans who support Ukraine are calling out Trump/Musk. We should take advantage of the situation.
Schumer used the excuse, that was obviously specious, that if the CR didn't pass Trump would do some bad things. Fact is that Trump has and will do bad things regardless of the CR. Schumer was obviously warned off, intimiated, scared, because the day before he said that he wasn't going to vote for cloture, he voted against the CR but that was performance, of no effect.
As to dividing the democrats, that happened in the House where to a person they voted against the CR and after Chuck voted for cloture, Hakeem Jefferies and AOC arose in one voice and denounced him, two people on the oppposite side of the ideological aisle.
The yellow dog Democrat was a term used in 1928, but the two parties were still American, not bifurcated between a hostile foreign power (Russia and Musk) and loyal Americans.
This is not the 1920's, 1930's, 40's,.50's, 60's, 70's 80's . 90's or even the 2000's, and2010's, it is not politics as usual, the heart, soul and liberty itself is on the line, and anyone who tips even a toe over the line, is faciliating the end of not only Democracy, but Liberty.
And Chuck did just that, he joined the forces of evil and Trump even publicly thanked him.
Trump shot across Schumers bow when he said he was a Palestinian and not a Jew.
It was then that Schumer realized that Trump was powerful enough to determine one's ethnicity. More powerful than tradition, more powerful than science.
And with all that he has done, is doing and watching the free world grovel at his feet.
He is indeed not King but Emperor of Oceania, the Technate of America.
Thom wrote a book, The last days of ancient sunlight, about climate change and fossil fuels.
Time for a new book, but will it get published in the new order of Trump, the sun has set on liberty, and we are living in the twilight.
Democracy is not a goddess to be worshiped, but it is the liberty that both enabled and is nurtured by democracy.
Without liberty we are little more than slaves, working, struggling to live one more day.
Being a “New Yorker” I have never been a fan of Schumer’s and frankly when he became senate Majority leader - I switched parties to independent. I have always felt he lacked imagination, urgency and was going to be a downfall for the Dems. What a disaster.
I am a yellow dog Democrat. I won't vote for any Republican. (That was a period.) I do not want to see Democrats divided.
But I think that this is much ado about virtually nothing. I worked for the government. I lived through government shut downs. Shumer and the others had to flip a decisional coin. 2 bad options. Heads they win. Tails we lose. too.
IMHO the answer at this time is shared government. Trump is taking advantage of our dissension. https://jerryweiss.substack.com/p/democrats-unite-we-have-a-coup-to?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=zc69i&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
The least common denominator amog us and some patriotic Republicans is the sell out to Putin. We lost the cold war. Republicans who support Ukraine are calling out Trump/Musk. We should take advantage of the situation.
Schumer used the excuse, that was obviously specious, that if the CR didn't pass Trump would do some bad things. Fact is that Trump has and will do bad things regardless of the CR. Schumer was obviously warned off, intimiated, scared, because the day before he said that he wasn't going to vote for cloture, he voted against the CR but that was performance, of no effect.
As to dividing the democrats, that happened in the House where to a person they voted against the CR and after Chuck voted for cloture, Hakeem Jefferies and AOC arose in one voice and denounced him, two people on the oppposite side of the ideological aisle.
The yellow dog Democrat was a term used in 1928, but the two parties were still American, not bifurcated between a hostile foreign power (Russia and Musk) and loyal Americans.
This is not the 1920's, 1930's, 40's,.50's, 60's, 70's 80's . 90's or even the 2000's, and2010's, it is not politics as usual, the heart, soul and liberty itself is on the line, and anyone who tips even a toe over the line, is faciliating the end of not only Democracy, but Liberty.
And Chuck did just that, he joined the forces of evil and Trump even publicly thanked him.
Agreed!
Trump shot across Schumers bow when he said he was a Palestinian and not a Jew.
It was then that Schumer realized that Trump was powerful enough to determine one's ethnicity. More powerful than tradition, more powerful than science.
And with all that he has done, is doing and watching the free world grovel at his feet.
He is indeed not King but Emperor of Oceania, the Technate of America.
Thom wrote a book, The last days of ancient sunlight, about climate change and fossil fuels.
Time for a new book, but will it get published in the new order of Trump, the sun has set on liberty, and we are living in the twilight.
Democracy is not a goddess to be worshiped, but it is the liberty that both enabled and is nurtured by democracy.
Without liberty we are little more than slaves, working, struggling to live one more day.
Well said.