Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

new from me: I wrote about the mess that just went down in the Senate, where Democrats under Chuck Schumer look disjointed and rudderless in the face of Trump's agenda, especially compared to their House counterparts

The thing about this that absolutely kills me is that this will only embolden Republicans to stuff *even worse* stuff in future spending bills, knowing that there are enough Dems who will vote yes on cloture no matter what.

AOC calls it a “slap in the face”, says Senate Dems who vote for the CR are “codifying the chaos” and “empowering” Musk and the GOP and the “robbing of our federal government to finance tax cuts for billionaires”

Appeasement is what Trump wants.

Fuck that, and fuck him.

"Democrats have long found the flip phone Chuck Schumer still insists on using as an endearing quirk ....

After how he handled the spending fight, many ... are starting to see that phone as a metaphor for a leader who’s out of date and refusing to change as politics changes radically around him."

Of course, having to stay in DC past today would have interfered with Schumer’s book tour which begins Monday.

AOC calls it a “slap in the face”, says Senate Dems who vote for the CR are “codifying the chaos” and “empowering” Musk and the GOP and the “robbing of our federal government to finance tax cuts for billionaires”

Chuck Schumer right now: