Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
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Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, in exchange for vague assurances of a vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies that amount to nothing. But my reporting finds that at the Thursday meeting of the […]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52742400

How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

  • LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
    531·
    9 hours ago

    “Why does Schumer keep trying to cave?”

    How will we ever find the answer to this complicated question? I mean, if you just assume that he’s compromised trash, and barely better than his GOP colleagues, then everything would be explained, but that obviously can’t be the solution.

    • PhilipTheBucket@quokk.auEnglish
      314·
      9 hours ago

      barely better than his GOP colleagues

      His GOP colleagues are trying to send anyone who’s Mexican to a prison camp and make it illegal to oppose them.

      Schumer is a bunch of dog shit smirking in a suit all hunched over like Igor, but they’re not in the same ballpark in terms of the damage they’re doing.

      • Mike D@piefed.socialEnglish
        41·
        5 hours ago

        This almost reads as if you are trying to defend Schumer.

        He continues to let these atrocities to occur as long as his nest egg is safe.

        • PhilipTheBucket@quokk.auEnglish
          2·
          4 hours ago

          This almost reads as if you are trying to defend Schumer.

          I am not

          He continues to let these atrocities to occur as long as his nest egg is safe.

          Absolutely 100%. He basically doesn’t give a shit as long as he keeps getting a paycheck. Can we fuckin’ primary this guy? I would donate money to that.

    • Soulg@ani.socialEnglish
      52·
      5 hours ago

      This constant trying to compare the terrible leadership to the GOP only shows that you have zero understanding of how sinister and evil the GOP actually is.