All:
I voice an opinion to the effect that the election of Charles Schumer to
the Minority Leader of the Minority Democrat Party in the Senate are
truly worthy of each other.
Richard
On 11/18/2016 7:40 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
And for some of those reasons, I voted for the Green Party candiddate for
the US Senate in New York.
Miriam
Schwarz writes: "When Barack Obama leaves the White House, New York Sen.
Chuck Schumer will almost certainly be elected Senate minority leader - and
therefore become the highest ranking Democratic official in America."
Senator Chuck Schumer. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty)
Chuck Schumer: The Worst Possible Democratic Leader at the Worst Possible
Time
By Jon Schwarz, The Intercept
18 November 16
When Barack Obama leaves the White House, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer will
almost certainly be elected Senate minority leader - and therefore become
the highest ranking Democratic official in America.
That's a terrible roll of the dice for Democrats, because Schumer might as
well have been grown in a lab to be exactly the wrong face for opposition to
Donald Trump:
. Schumer, who's just about to turn 66, grew up in Brooklyn and went
to the same high school as Bernie Sanders. Then their lives diverged:
Schumer, the smartiest of the smartypants, got a perfect score on the SATs
and then went to Harvard and Harvard Law School. He was elected to the New
York State Assembly at 23, the U.S. Congress at 29, and the U.S. Senate at
47. He's never had any adult job outside elected office.
. He possesses the same impressive political acumen as Hillary
Clinton's 2016 campaign, sagely explaining "For every blue-collar Democrat
we lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in
the suburbs in Philadelphia, and you can repeat that in Ohio and Illinois
and Wisconsin."
. Schumer's done more than anyone except Bill and Hillary Clinton to
intertwine Wall Street and the Democratic Party. He raises millions and
millions of dollars from the finance industry, both for himself and for
other Democrats. In return, he voted to repeal the Glass-Steagall Act in
1999 and voted to bail out Wall Street in 2008. In between, he slashed fees
paid by banks to the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay for
regulatory enforcement, and eviscerated congressional efforts to crack down
on rating agencies.
. Schumer has long been the Democrats' point man in efforts to craft a
bipartisan deal to slash taxes on multinational corporations.
. Schumer voted for the Patriot Act in 2001, and sponsored its
predecessor, the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995. During a Senate
hearing, Schumer explained that "it's easy to sit back in the armchair and
say that torture can never be used. But when you're in the foxhole, it's a
very different deal." In certain cases, he said, "most senators" would say
"do what you have to do." Schumer also defended the New York Police
Department's surveillance of Muslims across the region, which Trump has
cited as a national model.
. In October 2002, Schumer voted for the Iraq War by giving George W.
Bush authority to invade. In a speech explaining his vote, Schumer warned of
Iraq's imaginary yet "vigorous pursuit of biological, chemical and nuclear
weapons."
. Schumer voted against Barack Obama's deal to limit Iran's ability to
enrich uranium and potentially develop a nuclear weapons program.
. Perhaps worst of all, Schumer gave Anthony Weiner his start, first
hiring him on his staff, then encouraging him to run for office and then
endorsing Weiner in the race for Schumer's seat when Schumer was running for
the Senate in 1998. Thanks, Chuck.
Are there any positive things about Chuck Schumer? Well . he did vote
against NAFTA in 1993, and while he's supported other trade deals since, he
made negative noises about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Also, he's a talented matchmaker with as many as 11 marriages to his credit.
And he's the second cousin once removed of Amy Schumer, which you might see
as good or bad, depending.
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Chuck Schumer: The Worst Possible Democratic Leader at the Worst Possible
Time
By Jon Schwarz, The Intercept
18 November 16
hen Barack Obama leaves the White House, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer will
almost certainly be elected Senate minority leader - and therefore become
the highest ranking Democratic official in America.
That's a terrible roll of the dice for Democrats, because Schumer might as
well have been grown in a lab to be exactly the wrong face for opposition to
Donald Trump:
. Schumer, who's just about to turn 66, grew up in Brooklyn and went
to the same high school as Bernie Sanders. Then their lives diverged:
Schumer, the smartiest of the smartypants, got a perfect score on the SATs
and then went to Harvard and Harvard Law School. He was elected to the New
York State Assembly at 23, the U.S. Congress at 29, and the U.S. Senate at
47. He's never had any adult job outside elected office.
. He possesses the same impressive political acumen as Hillary
Clinton's 2016 campaign, sagely explaining "For every blue-collar Democrat
we lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in
the suburbs in Philadelphia, and you can repeat that in Ohio and Illinois
and Wisconsin."
. Schumer's done more than anyone except Bill and Hillary Clinton to
intertwine Wall Street and the Democratic Party. He raises millions and
millions of dollars from the finance industry, both for himself and for
other Democrats. In return, he voted to repeal the Glass-Steagall Act in
1999 and voted to bail out Wall Street in 2008. In between, he slashed fees
paid by banks to the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay for
regulatory enforcement, and eviscerated congressional efforts to crack down
on rating agencies.
. Schumer has long been the Democrats' point man in efforts to craft a
bipartisan deal to slash taxes on multinational corporations.
. Schumer voted for the Patriot Act in 2001, and sponsored its
predecessor, the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995. During a Senate
hearing, Schumer explained that "it's easy to sit back in the armchair and
say that torture can never be used. But when you're in the foxhole, it's a
very different deal." In certain cases, he said, "most senators" would say
"do what you have to do." Schumer also defended the New York Police
Department's surveillance of Muslims across the region, which Trump has
cited as a national model.
. In October 2002, Schumer voted for the Iraq War by giving George W.
Bush authority to invade. In a speech explaining his vote, Schumer warned of
Iraq's imaginary yet "vigorous pursuit of biological, chemical and nuclear
weapons."
. Schumer voted against Barack Obama's deal to limit Iran's ability to
enrich uranium and potentially develop a nuclear weapons program.
. Perhaps worst of all, Schumer gave Anthony Weiner his start, first
hiring him on his staff, then encouraging him to run for office and then
endorsing Weiner in the race for Schumer's seat when Schumer was running for
the Senate in 1998. Thanks, Chuck.
Are there any positive things about Chuck Schumer? Well . he did vote
against NAFTA in 1993, and while he's supported other trade deals since, he
made negative noises about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Also, he's a talented matchmaker with as many as 11 marriages to his credit.
And he's the second cousin once removed of Amy Schumer, which you might see
as good or bad, depending.
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