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TreasonousBastard

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3. True. Schumer is, along with our Governor,...

Reply to tularetom (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 12:48 PM

Jul 2015

the kind of Democrat people around here love to hate. He has managed to isolate himself from the liberal wing of the party and pretty much every Democrat I know.

But, he's got a guaranteed seat, so he can be a big shot at the moneyed get-togethers and with certain interest groups.

As much as I would hate to see him as majority leader, he's still better than a Republican. Just not by much.

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Actually there would be a lot better things than having Schumer be Majority Leader tularetom Jul 2015 #1

Except, Mark Halperin and John Heilemann from Bloomberg's "With All Due Respect" disagree with your still_one Jul 2015 #2

True. Schumer is, along with our Governor,... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #3

Agreed! ebbie15644 Jul 2015 #5

Schumer can't be all that bad, no? Hawaii Hiker Jul 2015 #7

I'll withhold judgment on that until the Iran deal reaches the senate floor tularetom Jul 2015 #8

I'll pass on Schumer being the majority leader... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #4

Especially if Schumer voters against the nuclear deal bigdarryl Jul 2015 #6