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Ligyron

(8,006 posts)
54. Sen Schumer should not have apologized.
Sat Mar 7, 2020, 05:53 PM
Mar 2020

Now see, this is why people perceive us Dems to be weak ... and in a way they're right because perception is reality. Instead, we need to steal a page from their book and never apologize, never back down, never surrender and certainly not just give up like Sen. Gore did. IOW, we must be willing to do whatever is necessary to regain power however distasteful that may be.

We need strong leadership from a President and party leaders, plus an effective whip in Congress such that all our members are on the same page in a united front with no defections.

i.e. we need to do what the GrOPers have done with such success since at least Ray Gun.

Maybe 20 years after we are back in power (if that ever happens) and we've cleaned out that rat's nest in Congress, the SCOTUS, the entire Federal bureaucracy and reversed every law and policy they've put in place, maybe then, but only then, can we afford to be "fair", go high when they go low and sing Kumbaya around the campfire as we roast marshmallows together in a spirit of Brotherhood and Love joyfully celebrating our common Humanity.

But meanwhile, we have a hell of a lot of work to do, much of it difficult and some of it quite unpleasant. The alternative however will be even more unpleasant ... especially for our grand and great grandbabies.

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I like Whitehouse. Good for him. Frustratedlady Mar 2020 #1
good for him.. strange that stillcool Mar 2020 #2
Right on, Senator! Kid Berwyn Mar 2020 #3
+1 Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #4
Karma's not partial Rob2861 Mar 2020 #41
The coup has been underway since 2000. They have dismantled our democracy brick by brick... usaf-vet Mar 2020 #35
Good. No quarter! SunSeeker Mar 2020 #5
Fuck Alito! hangaleft Mar 2020 #37
LOL. Yes, I meant Alito, but fuck them all. nt SunSeeker Mar 2020 #39
Completely Worthless Rob2861 Mar 2020 #42
Democrats are on offense bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #6
Then McConnell accuses Schumer of "threatening" SC Justices.... kentuck Mar 2020 #8
Trump tweets out threats of witnesses, jurors and judges daily, and Roberts doesn't say shit hangaleft Mar 2020 #38
Sen Schumer should not have apologized. Ligyron Mar 2020 #54
Whitehouse is spot on, as usual. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #7
Run For President Rob2861 Mar 2020 #43
He was great during the Kavanaugh hearings. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #60
We've got plenty of sterling Dems (WHITEHOUSE, Sherrod BROWN & more) & we don't run them. UTUSN Mar 2020 #9
And those happen to be two of my favorites also. n/t sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #15
It's *YOU*!1 & am not going to say *IT* - will say, we've got things in common!1 UTUSN Mar 2020 #17
yer response made me elicit a chortle. I consulted my funk 'n' wagnalls for that one... sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #20
Tell it like it is Senator. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #10
Roberts lost all credibility Scarsdale Mar 2020 #11
Roberts did not preside over that trial rather he participated almost as if he was a co-conspirator. cstanleytech Mar 2020 #13
"Almost as if" ??????????????????? N/C DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #23
Merely being magnanimous in giving him the benefit of doubt. cstanleytech Mar 2020 #24
"Almost as if he was a co-conspirator". You are being to kind. HE WAS a co-conspirator part of the.. usaf-vet Mar 2020 #36
Guilty! As charged. czarjak Mar 2020 #48
Ought to be front page of NYT! JudyM Mar 2020 #12
It could be front page if zentrum Mar 2020 #18
This is a great opportunity for that if they'd grab it, as Whitehouse and Brown are. JudyM Mar 2020 #19
I am hoping we end up with a leader who realizes we Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #22
K&R Would like to see all Dem senators sign a statement in agreement with this diva77 Mar 2020 #14
Thank you Senator mountain grammy Mar 2020 #16
Mountain Grammy DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #25
I moved here in 1984 mountain grammy Mar 2020 #34
Why doesn't he ever run for president? He always Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #21
It had to be said. If if not now when! sandensea Mar 2020 #26
Great pic! Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #28
You're welcome sandensea Mar 2020 #29
That's my Senator! Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #27
Whitehouse for the Win!!!! Pachamama Mar 2020 #30
It's really quite pleasing to see all the appreciation Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #31
It's easy to respect him. dmr Mar 2020 #59
That's why we re-elect him! Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #61
Lead on, Senator! This is a good time for the gloves to come off. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #32
Hear Hear!! Thank you Senator Whitehouse for speaking Truth. ooky Mar 2020 #33
Roberts shouldn't talk Rob2861 Mar 2020 #40
At least someone is standing up to the Trump Court. Nitram Mar 2020 #44
I wish he'd run in 2016 & this year, too. CrispyQ Mar 2020 #45
Roberts is a hypocrite for scolding Schumer given Roberts own actions when he called Obama a liar cstanleytech Mar 2020 #46
A Court that was once Supreme The Wizard Mar 2020 #47
While we're on the subject HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #49
"Racism is dead" ... czarjak Mar 2020 #50
That's the way Nasruddin Mar 2020 #51
The fact Roberts True Blue American Mar 2020 #52
Ty Senator!!! Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #53
Thank you Senator Whitehouse. All democrats need to Golden Raisin Mar 2020 #55
I'm not thinking it was a good move.... AncientGeezer Mar 2020 #56
Some judicial impeachments wnylib Mar 2020 #57
I would love to see that happen... this nation/government needs a reset. liberalla Mar 2020 #58
It can be done if we get wnylib Mar 2020 #62
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