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Demsrule86

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47. Good for you.

Reply to True Blue American (Reply #46)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:39 PM

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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