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Laura PourMeADrink

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16. Why is it ok to cast shade on Schumer? Not questioning

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 08:10 AM

Jan 2019

What you are saying...but wondering about our rule not to trash Dems is so selective. Not ok to criticize Pelosi but ok to criticize Dems who voted against her. Ok to criticize Gillibrand but not ok to criticize Franken?

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Pelosi's powerful stance has prevented Schumer from looking like a wimp in [View all] mfcorey1 Jan 2019 OP

Leave it to Nancy and stay the course indeed!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #1

I do not think Schumer True Blue American Jan 2019 #2

"To allow a woman" - did you mean to say that? cwydro Jan 2019 #3

Stand beside sound better? True Blue American Jan 2019 #4

Sorry, the word "allow" implies permission, or concession. Demit Jan 2019 #5

I understand what you are saying, and you said it gently. But in this case, given the context femmedem Jan 2019 #8

Amen....n/t bluecollar2 Jan 2019 #10

Amen to that. Polly Hennessey Jan 2019 #20

If we do not stand together we will fail. True Blue American Jan 2019 #13

Amen +1000 llmart Jan 2019 #17

Of course it was a poor choice of words. Demit Jan 2019 #19

Thank you. cwydro Jan 2019 #32

+10000 UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #33

That's okay PatSeg Jan 2019 #28

That was unnecessarily harsh. The post you were replying to is anything but misogynistic. n/t femmedem Jan 2019 #6

"Allow" implies Schumer has more power than Pelosi. I think it was a poor word choice mucifer Jan 2019 #9

Yet you have no comment True Blue American Jan 2019 #12

By dialing down his ego from the option of upstaging Pelosi, Eyeball_Kid Jan 2019 #30

The roadmap for gaining seats was just unfurled; Magoo48 Jan 2019 #24

actually your analysis is right. Democrats control the House, and that is where we have the power still_one Jan 2019 #27

Schumer is no Harry Reid BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #7

Thank you for remembering Harry Reid. saidsimplesimon Jan 2019 #11

So do I. True Blue American Jan 2019 #14

The Senate is now a "younger" group BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #18

Hated it when Tom Harkin retired. True Blue American Jan 2019 #25

I know Iowa misses him BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #31

Grassley should have been put out True Blue American Jan 2019 #36

He should have hit the exit a long time ago. BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #37

I well remember bitter complaints about Reid caving on this site...leader are always more popular Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #39

Yes, this, 100%. sharedvalues Jan 2019 #15

That is unfair and untrue. Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #40

I know people who have been close to Chuck. sharedvalues Jan 2019 #43

There is no way to stop judges...and I completely disagree with your take onf Chuck. Compromise Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #44

Why is it ok to cast shade on Schumer? Not questioning Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #16

This was my point at the beginning of this thread. True Blue American Jan 2019 #26

I'll give Schumer credit without knocking him. WeekiWater Jan 2019 #21

+1000 Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #41

New York DUers NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #22

Thank you for this! So_Blue Jan 2019 #34

you're welcome NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #35

We could have had Jack Murtha watoos Jan 2019 #23

We do not need the OP headline deriding another Dem. riversedge Jan 2019 #29

I don't understand this post which I view as an attack on Schumer who is a good guy. How about Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #38

Schumer had 11 Republicans vote with Democrats True Blue American Jan 2019 #42

That is impressive. This post is smearing Sen. Schumer. It is just plain wrong. Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #45

I agree and said so. True Blue American Jan 2019 #46

Good for you. Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #47