Chuck Schumer needs to resign as Senate Minority “Leader.” He’s unprepared for this moment in history and completely inept at his job. We need a leader and a fighter and he is neither. He had months to come up w/a plan and has none. He’s flailing & failing. No donations to ANY Dems until he is out!
So did Schumer give a compelling reason to cave? Or did he just read his same lame statement about how it wd be far worse to defeat the bill? Or did he start talking about expensive avocados again? I had to tune out. Every time I see Schumer I wonder why I stay a Dem. Well,I do like the Conventions.
And yet his buddy Menendez, referred to as a champion for his state of New Jersey, despite multiple indictments and tons of evidence of his crimes, was still deserving of due process. So important, that process.
I wonder if Schumer already knew what Menendez was up to. Complicit or just ignorant?
Wait. Sorry, I'm dumb. Didn't Republicans win every branch of government? Make them pass a spending bill. Zero Democratic votes for zero democratic process.
but the Dems in the Senate still had the filibuster. You know, the thing that McConnell used to keep the Senate from passing anything when Schumer was Majority Leader.
They will NEVER fight for anything. They're as useless as tits on a boar. Frankly, Schumer ought to resign in shame. Why am I even supporting this party anymore? They aren't supporting US in the least!
What is actually any worse than what's already happening, @schumer.senate.gov ? You're just enabling the destruction of America. I guess fascists win...because the scant few chances the opposition has at power are lost to fears.
As I have been screaming from the void since December- he is not the leader we need at this moment. I will happily donate to his primary opponent. Just pathetic…
So he explains how bad it is to shut down the government while also saying I’ll vote yes on a bill that will shut the government down and benefit rich people.
If all this ends up being true: It's not even a game of chicken. Schumer just parked the Dems' car on the side of the road and gave up. I'm a staunch liberal Dem, but I'm seriously wondering why I waste time voting for these people now.
@schumer.senate.gov
@senatedem.bsky.social
They have Congress & the WH & SCOTUS. LET THEM OWN IT
If u vote for the crap GOP CR bill to keep the govt open the lunatic prez & his chainsaw guy will just continue to refuse to spend the money u just voted for to punish US
Is there anyone who can step up and primary Schumer? He has overstayed his welcome in the senate. Time for new, vertebrate leadership for the democrats.
I see her coming out against Schumer on this right away, so would not be surprised if she did it. I also remember his last race where he raised TONS of cash to run agnst some no name, while some underfunded would-be Dem Senators lost.
Also, he won the votes of all 45 (incl him) for Dem leader. WTF?
Who exactly does he think will reward Dems for helping Republicans? The MAGA crowd won't. Dems (who are begging leadership to grow a spine) won't. The uninformed majority who doesn't pay attention to these things sure won't. It makes no sense to me.
This encapsulates the corporate Dem mindset: "While the CR bill IS very bad, the POTENTIAL for a shutdown [is] much worse."
They ALWAYS choose the *guaranteed* horrible thing for democracy over the *chance*, no matter how small, that something else *might* end up being worse.
"WIRED reported that Musk had expressed interest in a shutdown—in part because doing so would potentially make it easier to cut hundreds of thousands of federal workers."
just saw him say the same thing on Chris Hayes' show and it's assigning them a level of intelligence about all this they don't have. there's no strategy, it's just MUST OWN THE LIBS.
That's a big one, alright, but we do have them on record as seeking other goals. Like tearing down the US government. Cutting taxes. Eliminating civil rights, oops, DEI.
WIRED is doing some good reporting. Journalism! This article is a worthy read on DOGE.
The only answer to Schumer was is - TOUGH. Congress will get over it when the GOP realizes that they have no public support for a shutdown they could have prevented.
So I get what he’s saying , saying he’ll do recess appointments etc, but they haven’t stopped him once , they’ve confirmed every person, trump is doing it anyway so vote no!
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Motherfuckers….
I hope all New Yorkers can get up a big goober and spit it in Schumer's ugly face.
I wonder if Schumer already knew what Menendez was up to. Complicit or just ignorant?
How much worse could it get than what is happening. You people have no clue!
Is everyone morally bankrupt?
I need to log off and go punch the heavy bag in the basement. I just.... FUCK!
@schumer.senate.gov
@senatedem.bsky.social
They have Congress & the WH & SCOTUS. LET THEM OWN IT
If u vote for the crap GOP CR bill to keep the govt open the lunatic prez & his chainsaw guy will just continue to refuse to spend the money u just voted for to punish US
He is firing almost all government employees and quitting on our log time allies.
I am a lifelong democrat, but this is unacceptable.
Giving up your whole reason for existing as a coequal branches of the government is not better.
https://bsky.app/profile/altcdc.altgov.info/post/3lk4vindhnc2j
Also, he won the votes of all 45 (incl him) for Dem leader. WTF?
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It would be the wake up call so many need
They ALWAYS choose the *guaranteed* horrible thing for democracy over the *chance*, no matter how small, that something else *might* end up being worse.
"WIRED reported that Musk had expressed interest in a shutdown—in part because doing so would potentially make it easier to cut hundreds of thousands of federal workers."
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-digital-coup-doge-data-ai/?_sp=70fa6e90-b9c4-4386-a50d-f1176d1f3a6d.1741911692119
WIRED is doing some good reporting. Journalism! This article is a worthy read on DOGE.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-digital-coup-doge-data-ai/