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In reply to the discussion: WHAT THE Fu*k CHUCK [View all]KPN
(17,172 posts)45. And instead of shaming Lutnick for politicizing the event -- as Lutnick would certainly have done to him
were the shoe on the other foot:
Schumer credited the energy of the groundbreaking to collaboration across different parties and levels of government.
We are working together seamlessly to make this happen, Schumer said. Because getting this done is not Democratic, its not Republican, its not Independent, its America, its Syracuse, its Orange.
Sure, he took the high road. I'll give him that ... but the high road has gotten us not just nowhere, but backwards. These are uncommon times. We need uncommon solutions. We need fighters, not run of the mill "parliamentarians".
Schumer would have done better to just say something like: Biden did this, don't let the Republicans get away with lying to you.
Schumer's time has passed. He needs to go.
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We MUST get rid of Schumer and all the rest of the Third Way institutionalists. The market is NOT beneign, it will NOT
PatrickforB
Yesterday
#14
The why is obvious. The 1%ers have bought the Congress, SCOTUS and the Presidency.
flashman13
Yesterday
#23
And a domestic terrorist organization ... as is the whole frigging administration.
KPN
Yesterday
#35
You're quite correct, but I use the words "secret police" deliberately, because
Maru Kitteh
Yesterday
#43
Darned right!!! Same for Jeffries. I'm so fucking TIRED of these institutionalists letting Wall Street screw us over
PatrickforB
Yesterday
#17
Yep ... and Ds have needed to be that for more than 40 years now imo. A long 40+ years ...
KPN
Yesterday
#37
he was there promoting the CHIPS and Science Act that HE and BIDEN had helped enact
bigtree
Yesterday
#7
And instead of shaming Lutnick for politicizing the event -- as Lutnick would certainly have done to him
KPN
Yesterday
#45
Yes, really. In case you haven't noticed, you don't have a monopoly on what is the correct point of view.
KPN
Yesterday
#51
Well, a semblance of bi-partisanship in the Harry Reid days. I'll give you that, but for far too many years now,
KPN
Yesterday
#39
I'm pretty sure he'll whip votes to fund ICE. More of that bipartisanship don't ya know.
Autumn
Yesterday
#12
Well, I for one am proud of you for taking that stand. There's some cognitive dissonance here at DU sometimes it seems.
KPN
Yesterday
#46
"Anything could happen." I think that "anything" is already happening. And you're absolutely right.
Scrivener7
23 hrs ago
#64
I understand and appreciate the sentiment; and agree that everyone who isn't delivering should be primaried,
KPN
Yesterday
#42
Yes it is, and I added your thread on this which corrects that intentional misrepresentation. It is sad that some are
lostincalifornia
Yesterday
#30
IMHO neither of the congressional leader are equip to deal with the delusional maniac in the White House
usaf-vet
Yesterday
#31