Just checked the list of Democratic senators who voted for the CR and I don't see Schumer.

[RandySF]

I thought it was supposed to be all his fault.

[betsuni]

1. Yeah, we kept hearing about Schumer's cave. Maybe it's an allegory.

Of course still his fault for not stopping and letting and allowing and so on.

[J_William_Ryan]

2. Democrats' greatest weakness:

Putting country before party and doing what’s best for America and the American people.

[Emile]

3. Please stop it.

[Mike Nelson]

4. His "Yes" was...

... not needed. I saw his speech on voting "No" and, while sharp, it lacked the passion in others.

[DemMedic]

5. Exactly

I think Schumer secured the needed votes but stayed on the no side for self preservation.

[SocialDemocrat61]

9. Any evidence

That’s what happened?

[SocialDemocrat61]

11. His speeches always lack passion

It’s just who he is.

[doc03]

6. Schumer is the minority leader of the

Senate. If he was opposed to it, it is his job
to try and stop it. Did he ever say if he was
opposed to the deal?

[SocialDemocrat61]

10. Yes

He gave speech against it on the floor of the senate before the vote.

[Docreed2003]

7. Not a single "Yes" vote is up for reelection next year

There were JUST enough defectors to pass the vote. So either Schumer has no control over the Senate minority, or this was orchestrated in a way to protect anyone who might face immediate blowback. Take your pick. Neither one of those options is portraying strong leadership. We just ended the longest shutdown in history for...nothing. NOTHING! People are pissed and rightfully so. In times like this, people want to feel like their leaders are fighting for them and providing a real opposition. This ain't it

[Jose Garcia]

12. Curious that it was exactly the number needed to pass

[Jersey Devil]

17. We'll never know how many favored this "deal" but voted "no" to save themselves from blowback by Dem voters

Peters and Ossoff changed their votes at the last minute to "no". Schumer voted "no" but did nothing in advance to discourage those who voted for it. And how many others were there who were in favor of caving but too afraid to do so publicly? So now we are supposed to get all excited to vote for more of them? Sorry, I will still vote for Democrats because there really is no other alternative but excited about it? Why would I be?

[Jbraybarten]

16. this was clearly orchestrated and zero chance that Schumer wasn't involved.

[Hugin]

18. We have a whole new crop of manchin-sinemas to sift through.

The fascists always seem to work in a stalking horse or two and why is that King guy being hung around our necks. To make it seem more “bipartisan”?

I would try to figure it out, but what’s the point. We’re already up Shitt’s creek in a chicken wire canoe.

I see some murmur about that Senator from Nevada blaming the shutdown for the demise of Vegas. When the truth is President Miller’s ICE did that.

[Scrivener7]

8. His office was deluged. Maybe he listened. But, hey, what leadership, huh?

[Patton French]

13. Telling, isn't it.

NT

[Prairie Gates]

14. You also don't see anybody who is up for election next year, and you see two retiring members

Wow, what a coincidence! All eight votes have zero consequences in the next election. Funny how things work out even if leadership is not actively choreographing it, tra la la.



I like to think I was born fairly recently, but it wasn't fucking yesterday.

[Happy Hoosier]

15. He's the leader, right?

He lost control of his caucus. He should resign, or be removed. This was an catastrophic failure of leadership.