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awesomerwb1

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69. Nah

Sun Mar 23, 2025, 05:26 PM

Mar 23

LAken Riley, then the CR. And in 6 months the reps will do the exact same thing but worse because they know can steamroll Schumer again.

Schumer is the worst "leader" the Dems could have at this moment in time. It's puzzling how many people believe the opposite. Mind blowing really.

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Schumer Sees Americans Rising Up If Trump Defies Court Orders [View all] UpInArms Mar 23 OP

You couldn't even rise up in the Senate edhopper Mar 23 #1

Exactly! Chuck... Hope22 Mar 23 #26

1,000%!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 24 #104

Schumer did the opposite aeromanKC Mar 23 #37

I wasn't happy with his vote initially. Hanzzy72 Mar 23 #50

I didn't think his reasoning helped his case...he helped pass a bill that hurt Demsrule86 Mar 23 #77

That doesn't work Cirsium Mar 23 #58

Nah awesomerwb1 Mar 23 #69

He needs to have a Town Hall with his constituents Ars Longa Mar 23 #46

No doubt Schumer will jump to the front of the mob when it rises up. sop Mar 23 #2

My guess is he'd "lead" from the rear HereForTheParty Mar 23 #87

"Forward!" he cried from the rear vanessa_ca Mar 24 #100

Sure, Chuck PJMcK Mar 23 #3

Senator Schumer kept the federal courts and the Social Security Administration open. lapucelle Mar 23 #61

Right, I guess you missed the part where they have cut multiple SS and Med offices and folks to man Demsrule86 Mar 23 #79

What are you talking about? Trump did that. It was not the result of a shutdown. lapucelle Mar 23 #82

The bill that was signed helped Musk to gain the power to do this to social security...the Demsrule86 Mar 23 #93

Schumer voted AGAINST the bill. lapucelle Mar 23 #96

'Thank you sir! May I have another?' SMACK 'Thank you sir! May I have another?' nt kelly1mm Mar 23 #81

TMI. N/T lapucelle Mar 23 #83

Regrettably I have to agree with you... but enter Sandman & AOC, leaders who are not afraid to lead!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 24 #105

Suits with pitchforks. bucolic_frolic Mar 23 #4

So when the people get the courage to face possibly military violence, arrest and deportation then Nanjeanne Mar 23 #5

Do your GD job and we won't have to, Chuckles. Itchinjim Mar 23 #6

Now there's an idea!! Chuck has to know he made a HUGE mistake... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 24 #106

Says the guy who voted with the Republican majority. . . Emile Mar 23 #7

Hard to believe, isn't it?! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 24 #107

Says the guy who totally capitulated when it was all on the line. lark Mar 23 #8

Must be Sunday.... nt EarthFirst Mar 23 #9

Gotta have new content for the talk shows nt newdeal2 Mar 23 #17

LOL leftstreet Mar 23 #23

Oh, so he's waiting for us to rise up Mysterian Mar 23 #10

Reading the posts here is so predictable. Yeah it is all "Schumer's fault", ignoring the fact that the voting public JohnSJ Mar 23 #11

Right...it's the public's fault. Mysterian Mar 23 #13

It isn't a strategy, it is a fact. Who do you think voted for these representatives, senators, and president? JohnSJ Mar 23 #16

When did it become the voters fault when politicians fail to get enough votes to win Autumn Mar 23 #21

Of course it is the voters fault. The differences between republican candidates and the Democratic candidates were JohnSJ Mar 23 #25

Doesn't that beg the question though how bad does a party/candidate have to be to lose to someone kelly1mm Mar 23 #84

Not bad, just a woman of color mcar Mar 24 #120

Keep on blaming the voters Mysterian Mar 23 #30

Yeah right, it wasn't the voters fault to vote for a racist, sexist, and bigot, JohnSJ Mar 23 #32

Blame the trump voters til the cows come home senseandsensibility Mar 23 #40

Anyone who refused to vote for VP Harris by either not voting or voting third party was voting for trump. JohnSJ Mar 23 #41

I'm afraid that that's not realistic senseandsensibility Mar 23 #42

Go argue with them, then Cirsium Mar 23 #64

90 million eligible voters did not vote Mysterian Mar 23 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Mar 23 #52

If you ran a business Cirsium Mar 23 #63

Yeah we know. It everbody's fault but leadeship. Autumn Mar 23 #19

In two years the voters will have a chance to change this. If they don't, who are you going to blame then? JohnSJ Mar 23 #20

I vote for the Democrat every election and I'm not a Democrat. Any politician who is Autumn Mar 23 #24

I have NEVER questioned, and never would question that you would always vote for a candidate who supports Civil Rights, JohnSJ Mar 23 #27

19 and a half months until the 2026 midterms. I am extraordinarily worried they might not happen. I look at the sheer Celerity Mar 23 #29

I think you have every reason to be concerned, so am I. JohnSJ Mar 23 #66

So we agree that in two years we very well might not have the opportunity to change. Scrivener7 Mar 24 #103

I think the odds are that that opportunity vanished on November 5. Unless the judicial branch is able to stem the JohnSJ Mar 24 #113

And yet, we have about two years to fight tooth and nail to hold some kind of line against this breakneck Scrivener7 Mar 24 #115

Three special elections will happen in 2025. Two in April and one in September. JohnSJ Mar 24 #118

That's great. But another tool at our disposal, a totally legitimate one, is to Scrivener7 Mar 24 #119

My advice Cirsium Mar 23 #65

"Less destructive than what I am doing here? " How Democratic of you to JohnSJ Mar 23 #67

ha ha ha Cirsium Mar 23 #68

Sorry Cirsium, but I think you are the one projecting not me JohnSJ Mar 23 #70

No? Cirsium Mar 23 #71

I don't object to people I disagree with, unless they are racist, sexist, JohnSJ Mar 23 #73

Good Cirsium Mar 23 #74

Then we are on the same page, and I have no doubt we will agree on actual issues, JohnSJ Mar 23 #78

Yes Cirsium Mar 23 #85

So it's OK for DUers to bash elected Democrats mcar Mar 24 #121

No Cirsium Mar 24 #124

Actually, we can change it this year. There are three congressional special elections coming up. lapucelle Mar 23 #80

Excellent point lapucelle. Thanks for the heads up. JohnSJ Mar 23 #97

Another thing Republicans can do but Dems can't is to replace bad ledership? Autumn Mar 24 #114

Leadership, what, where, don't see any right now not in the senate. republianmushroom Mar 23 #48

And replacing a minority leader is a perfectly legitimate party function. I don't know why we're acting Scrivener7 Mar 24 #116

Look at 2009, look forward and not backwards. displacedvermoter Mar 23 #55

It was also UpInArms Mar 23 #56

Agreed, and we keep getting told that she has the best political displacedvermoter Mar 23 #60

Democrat? Bluestocking Mar 23 #89

What? displacedvermoter Mar 23 #91

False Cirsium Mar 23 #62

The rules here prevent me from giving my actual response to Schumer's ideas and actions Prairie Gates Mar 23 #12

Time to resign VanceFan Mar 23 #14

Why? What would you have him do differently? And how would that be better? Oopsie Daisy Mar 23 #88

Action speaks louder than words. William769 Mar 23 #15

Despite Schumer's Senate vote, I think he's right on this one peggysue2 Mar 23 #18

The damage was done as the result of the November 5 election. Either choice would have been bad. This is comparable JohnSJ Mar 23 #22

I'm not defending Schumer's vote, John, and yes, the choices were either/or bad. November 5th was a debacle . . . peggysue2 Mar 23 #31

Believe it or not I wanted Schumer to vote against cloture and JohnSJ Mar 23 #33

86 THOUSAND PEOPLE STOOD UP TO SEE BERNIE Emile Mar 23 #28

That's because THEY are real leaders pinkstarburst Mar 23 #36

It's very easy to "preach to the choir" ... these are not typical voters. Oopsie Daisy Mar 23 #90

Tough decisions? Hard work? pinkstarburst Mar 24 #122

What specifically would you have Democrats do instead? Oopsie Daisy Mar 24 #123

Why would we rise up Chuck ??? SamKnause Mar 23 #34

And yet you were too cowardly to stop him in the senate pinkstarburst Mar 23 #35

"Well, not me, of course, but those other Americans will." Sky Jewels Mar 23 #38

Gosh. H2O Man Mar 23 #39

Americans are supposed to do his job. Irish_Dem Mar 23 #43

"rising up" without effective leadership is not the best option mike_c Mar 23 #45

Somebody has to rise up against the convicted felon. republianmushroom Mar 23 #47

Enter Sandman & AOC... they are not afraid to confront the Dickhead-in-Chief!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 24 #111

Thanks for this MorbidButterflyTat Mar 23 #49

Is this another bait-&-switch? Think. Again. Mar 23 #51

Actually, he's telling us all to just sit tight. Which is worse. Scrivener7 Mar 23 #54

Sit tight until after the supreme court solidifies his wins? Think. Again. Mar 23 #59

I wish I had his glasses. DFW Mar 23 #53

Too late people already are nt Tribetime Mar 23 #57

Well, WE will have to... regnaD kciN Mar 23 #72

Chuck Schumer needs to resign. He's isn't a leader and expects the public to do the job he won't. Galraedia Mar 23 #75

Sure Chuck because rising up is so effective...I mean it ended the war in 68 and Demsrule86 Mar 23 #76

Stand up like you do, Chuck? HereForTheParty Mar 23 #86

He sure seems to be working hard to convince somebody that he is working hard Attilatheblond Mar 23 #92

Chuck needs to know where the people stand LuvLoogie Mar 23 #94

Wow, does he think he was rising up Bettie Mar 23 #95

That's why we need Bernie & AOC to lead the charge next time the CR bill comes up. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 24 #108

Most Americans don't have it in them. He's full of it. nt Blasphemer Mar 24 #98

Says the guy who help force Biden to step down. Emile Mar 24 #99

Yeah, that pissed me off too... obviously, Nancy also played a part in that!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 24 #109

"If" not "as"??????? GreenWave Mar 24 #101

That's what worries me when the CR bill comes up again (in September??). InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 24 #110

Is this like "waiting for the demographics to catch up"? Ursus Rex Mar 24 #102

Chuck that is what you are paid to do! nt doc03 Mar 24 #112

Americans have shruged off everything else he has done, but this will be the straw that breaks his back? krawhitham Mar 24 #117