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Mz Pip

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Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2025, 12:30 PM

Feb 2

We’re not supposed to criticize Democrats here , so I’ll just shut up. It’s getting harder though.

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Schumer: "We're not going to go after every single issue" [View all] dalton99a Feb 2 OP

Personally, lying down on the train tracks is not my idea of fighting... Dan Feb 2 #1

Yes, it usually gets you cut in half. hadEnuf Feb 2 #39

Guerilla warfare. Asymmetric attacks. Bluetus Feb 2 #44

Snidely Whiplash didn't even have to tie him up William Seger Feb 2 #75

They had a 'gentlemen's agreement' that he would Bettie Feb 2 #98

Sounds like "business as usual". Think. Again. Feb 2 #2

Pritzker's right, Schumer's wrong, and even disastrously wrong Prairie Gates Feb 2 #3

Agreed. Schumer is an ineffectual. yellow dahlia Feb 2 #60

Schumer is living in a different America than the rest of us. The same one that Biden didn't fight against BComplex Feb 2 #83

Well said. yellow dahlia Feb 2 #94

When your country is being attacked by a hostile force, it is not the time to look for common ground. Midnight Writer Feb 2 #4

Bi-partisanship be damned. Prairie_Seagull Feb 2 #70

Schumer's appeasement makes people want to give up LearnedHand Feb 2 #5

Schumer badgolfer Feb 2 #8

10 recs so far for pointing out Schumer's spinelessness. hedda_foil Feb 2 #29

Agreed, agreed, agreed!!!! At least they need to bring the young members into the fight. AOC, Crockett and other...... usaf-vet Feb 2 #51

YES, YOU YOUNG FOLKS, STEP UP TO THE PLATE! raging moderate Feb 2 #107

I don't think Trump is going to brake for the bodies on the track. Solly Mack Feb 2 #6

Put roses and flowers on the train tracks just before the bodies lying,.. magicarpet Feb 2 #62

My momma used to say if you are going to put your foot down, don't put it down in shit. Solly Mack Feb 2 #79

Yeah, cilla4progress Feb 2 #84

The train ALWAYS wins. Catbird Feb 2 #7

Chuck Schumer is a 20th Century man. madaboutharry Feb 2 #9

Everything Trump touches dies. Right now, it looks like this country is the next victim. hedda_foil Feb 2 #31

Great. Passages Feb 2 #10

Can Schumer be overthrown as minority whip? choie Feb 2 #11

Move on...schumer. AltairIV Feb 2 #12

Completely agree. choie Feb 2 #14

But no matter what, Schumer and his... ASSociates 3825-87867 Feb 2 #13

I wonder where the "weak" narrative comes from RJ-MacReady Feb 2 #15

In total agreement with you! IMO, it is the young people who will inherit this unholy cornball 24 Feb 2 #27

I stand with these governors!! CrispyQ Feb 2 #16

NO Shumer...You should be opposing him on EVERYTHING! Liberal In Texas Feb 2 #17

Absofuckingloutely! SheltieLover Feb 2 #18

This is how the ReThugs operate True Dough Feb 2 #106

Lead or get out of the way. Times have changed, tactics have to change to meet the challenges Deuxcents Feb 2 #19

The new Chair JustAnotherGen Feb 2 #20

Post removed Post removed Feb 2 #21

If its illegal you sure as hell better go after them! OLDMDDEM Feb 2 #22

issue voteragain Feb 2 #23

Oh, i dunno... mymomwasright Feb 2 #24

What The Actual Fuck! speak easy Feb 2 #25

Patty Murray neds to be Minority Leader now obamanut2012 Feb 2 #26

Or Elizabeth Warren Trailrider1951 Feb 2 #45

Warren would be a disaster hueymahl Feb 2 #49

Patty did a great job as Pro Tem obamanut2012 Feb 2 #67

Rope-a-dope, maybe? mac56 Feb 2 #28

Where is Kamala Harris? Doodley Feb 2 #30

She has no position in government. Dan Feb 2 #65

She has a voice. What's she going to do? Be silent for three-and-a-half years? Then run for Doodley Feb 2 #105

Just my opinion, not based on anything but my personal feelings.... Dan Feb 2 #109

Schumer: "... and lying down on the train tracks on those fights." area51 Feb 2 #32

I'm so pissed off about this. He should be ranting and raving and jumping up and down on the Vinca Feb 2 #36

This is shocking and I'm not even shocked. MontanaMama Feb 2 #33

How about a coherent message of "Abide by the Constitution"? Seinan Sensei Feb 2 #34

Out with the OLD in with the YOUNG. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2 #35

It's not so much years as attitude Retrograde Feb 2 #99

Of course you won't. This is bullshit. Lie down and roll over. Autumn Feb 2 #37

We need new leadership. Emile Feb 2 #38

Anf certain;y do not True Blue American Feb 2 #69

They need to fight at every turn nuxvomica Feb 2 #40

I seriously thought I was reading The Onion. tavernier Feb 2 #41

Which Dems in Congress have expressed what I'm calling a Just Say No stance? OneGrassRoot Feb 2 #42

You know what the coherent message should be: choie Feb 2 #43

Honestly, at this point, Weakness is Treason in my book DSandra Feb 2 #46

our leaders wont save us moonshinegnomie Feb 2 #47

Rules Mz Pip Feb 2 #48

Let's talk about the price of eggs SARose Feb 2 #50

I remember a member of congress complaining about Schumer having this attitude towards in2herbs Feb 2 #52

Then get the hell, out of the way. ... aggiesal Feb 2 #53

Has it occurred to you that over the years... ananda Feb 2 #54

When Democrats started running as "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" the game was up. nt hay rick Feb 2 #111

This is the current version of "divided Democrats." hay rick Feb 2 #55

It's actually what we need to be talking about Mysterian Feb 2 #64

So Democrats can take time out for infighting and bring in the Lone Ranger. hay rick Feb 2 #73

Or continue with ineffective leadership that helped bring us here Mysterian Feb 2 #104

When things are going badly it's easy to call for change. hay rick Feb 2 #110

For extra credit from who? You? Mysterian Feb 2 #116

A swing and a miss. Swede Feb 2 #56

Schumer is a big problem and has been for quite some time. He isn't going to leave voluntarily. Intractable Feb 2 #57

Maybe if they bow obsequiously enough they'll get to kiss Trump's asshole like the GOP Orrex Feb 2 #58

What's the process? What's the prospect for replacing Schumer? Mysterian Feb 2 #59

Really don't want to see another clip of Schumer reading boring statements in the well of a deserted Senate Chamber. Silent Type Feb 2 #61

The neo fascists have been doing that since Clinton. JanMichael Feb 2 #63

What a disappointment LW1977 Feb 2 #66

I wish our thinkingagain Feb 2 #68

He probably thinks we need to work together Emile Feb 2 #71

Time for a new leader, someone young Historic NY Feb 2 #72

Intentionally walk ? No. Minor leaguers Tetrachloride Feb 2 #74

Thank you sir, enigmania Feb 2 #76

Schumer needs to step down as minority leader. yardwork Feb 2 #77

Why not? claudette Feb 2 #78

That's rich coming from a well-heeled caucasian cisgender male politician... EarthFirst Feb 2 #80

I bet he read it from a paper. gab13by13 Feb 2 #81

" I am so fucking sick of this weak shit.". -- former DNC leader re Sen Klobucher, Adam Parkhomenko IrishBubbaLiberal Feb 2 #82

Gee, Chuck, are you going to go after *any* issues? Orrex Feb 2 #85

+1. This is what Republicans do every time a Democrat is accused of jaywalking: dalton99a Feb 3 #118

Tell me again why Schumer still has a job? JCMach1 Feb 2 #86

Trump creates several issues daily, so pick your fight! GreenWave Feb 2 #87

"Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in", Hotler Feb 2 #88

Yep. Powder dry. Again!! I left the Greens for this?! GPV Feb 2 #89

That's the Daschle model, by the way Orrex Feb 3 #119

I'd like to see someone who focuses us on meat and potatoes only and is tough as nails. gulliver Feb 2 #90

Schumer is right struggle4progress Feb 2 #91

Poor choice of words Lulu KC Feb 2 #92

Schumer's wrong. And he's really being mocked by Canadians, for good reason. highplainsdem Feb 2 #93

Schumer is intensely irritating BannonsLiver Feb 2 #95

Have any D said a word about Eloon being given access to things he should not be Meowmee Feb 2 #96

I know what Schumer is trying to say ITAL Feb 2 #97

It makes a lot of sense! He and Jefferies both have said that hammering on every issue confuses, paralyzes PortTack Feb 2 #108

Nobody wants to hear this... Hitorque Feb 2 #100

.... Skittles Feb 2 #115

I'm with you... Hitorque Feb 2 #117

The old guard are playing games by the old rules. Bluethroughu Feb 2 #101

DAMN! elleng Feb 2 #102

He's not equipped to deal with this moment newdeal2 Feb 2 #103

Lying down on the train tracks is apt. Kid Berwyn Feb 2 #112

When is Schumer's term up? BluenFLA Feb 2 #113

TIME FOR SCHUMER TO GO Skittles Feb 2 #114

45 Democrats in the Senate, plus 2 independents muriel_volestrangler Feb 3 #120

Sounds like Schumer's not up for the fight. GoodRaisin Feb 3 #121