We need more Bernies!

[634-5789]

If McConnell won't allow vote on $2000 checks, Bernie will block the defense spending bill, forcing the senate to stay in session.

[JoeOtterbein]

1. K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt

[LizBeth]

2. This was planned with the Democrats ahead of time. They have exactly as many Bernies as

they wanted for the statement being made.

[George II]

8. Correct. This was SCHUMER'S doing. That's why he pounced out of the box to move....

....consideration of the $2000 bill via unanimous consent ahead of the Defense bill. You could see McConnell seething.

Schumer did a great job this morning (other than getting a couple of pages mixed up, I felt bad for him there). He's clearly learning from Speaker Pelosi.

[Magoo48]

9. Ok, thanks Bernie and "SCHUMER". Does he spell it in all caps?

[George II]

30. Here's his phone number, give him a call and ask him: [phone]

[Laura PourMeADrink]

62. You're funny:)

[progressoid]

19. Uhmmmm...weren't you condemning this just yesterday?

When Merkey said he would join Sanders to get a vote on $2000?

[George II]

20. Nope, not the way it went down today at noon.

[progressoid]

23. But yesterday you said this move would turn off potential Democratic voters.

[George II]

26. Not the way it went down today at noon.

[progressoid]

27. The difference being that today it came from Schumer and yesterday it came from Bernie.

[Doremus]

34. Bingo.

[Celerity]

45. +1000

[George II]

47. Not at all. So I take it you didn't see how it went down today.

[mtnsnake]

58. OUCH!!

You nailed that one.

[melman]

24. Yes

Yes indeed.

[George II]

48. Not indeed. Not in the least.

[LanternWaste]

52. Goodness gracious.

No, in fact.

("huh, what?" Part XXXVIII)

[KPN]

37. Schumer hadn't thrown his support behind it yet.

It was pretty much Bernie and Markey till this morning. They led the way.

[George II]

49. Nope.

[KPN]

59. Yup.

[LizBeth]

28. Right and Sanders in for the ride. Thanks Sanders, I mean. Better than him stepping out and on toes

saying he would not vote for Pelosi bill, stopping her momentum what 3 weeks ago?

[melman]

29. That's not what you said last night

Last night you repeatedly rejected the idea...





So where is the "full Dem backing"? It's not in that tweet or article, unless I missed it.


That's not "full backing". Again, unless I missed it there's nothing anywhere about Democratic Senators other than Markey backing this.

[George II]

31. Not the way it went down today at noon. Chuck Schumer orchestrated it perfectly to put the onus on..

....the republicans.

That's Senator (and Minority Leader) Charles Ellis Schumer, the man who some feel should be replaced.

[George II]

50. You can dredge up as many of my posts as you want, but you're wrong. I never rejected the way....

....it went down today.

I think you can find the video on C-Span.

[KPN]

38. And you know this how? Source? Fact or belief?

[George II]

39. Did you watch the proceedings on the floor of the Senate this morning and shortly after noon?

[Demsrule86]

46. Clearly not George...

I felt the same way...But it was brilliant.

[George II]

53. Yes. I guess all these years of hanging out with Pelosi paid off. Brilliant indeed.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

63. Now that's funny

[Cha]

11. What We Need are More Dem Senators.. GOTV

in Georgia for Jon Ossoff & Rev Warnock!

[George II]

12. Yes. DEMOCRATIC Senators.

[mikeysnot]

3. Yes!

We do...

[CentralMass]

4. K&R

[TheRickles]

5. K&R

[NJCher]

6. +1000

eom

[colsohlibgal]

7. Lots More!

Republicans who are against this were all in on massive tax breaks for Billionaires which affects the vaunted debt at least as much as helping those in need.

[jalan48]

10. Absolutely, the wealthy and the big corporations have enough representation already.

[Cha]

13. We NEED MORE DEM Senators like GOTV for

OSSOFF & WARNOCK!

[Hav]

14. No thanks

Another populist who joins the Dem party every 4 years to trash it and creates resentment from within isn't needed.
There are probably many things I agree with him but his tactic to basically win the primary by running against the party is too toxic.

[redstatebluegirl]

16. I totally agree. We don't need any more Bernies who hate our party but use it to run.

[notinkansas]

32. Bernie does not hate the Democratic party.

He is a fierce advocate for ordinary Americans, and if some Democrats are not inclined to do that, they deserve to be called out.

They should all be Bernies.

[grantcart]

61. He gives encouragement for those that do

One of his main surrogates aid voting for Biden was like eating a "half bowl of shit".

If Bernie had never run for President I would consider him one of the best Senators but his need to brand himself as better than Democrats has hurt our solidarity.

Having said that this filibuster is brilliant and I admire him for it.

[notinkansas]

69. I don't doubt that he is better than some

who call themselves Democrats but then vote like republicans.

Party solidarity should not trump rebuke of bad policy.

I'm really thankful that he is taking this stand with the filibuster. I agree completely - it is admirable.

[KPN]

40. Hate? Strikes me the other way around.

[questionseverything]

54. can you try and get over the past and look at what is happening TODAY

bernie and the entire dem coalition are fighting for two grand checks for Americans' that really need them

leader Pelosi has gotten a great simple stand alone bill passed and bernie is working within the democratic coalition to get it a vote

if mcconnell will not give it a vote it is going to hurt those repub senators in georgia which might be even better than the 2 grand

now is our chance to give biden an honest chance at being able to govern

bernie is just fighting for an idea senator harris introduced months ago



stronger together

[IsItJustMe]

25. Bernie can be a pain in the arse.

His independence and individualism does, at times, rub people the wrong way. And yet, at other times, he can be right where he needs to be doing exactly what he needs to be doing. This is one of those times.

[Paper Roses]

33. Agree n/t

[KPN]

41. Bernie's not perfect. He has flaws, makes mistakes and

even had blind spots like all of us. Because he doesn’t pledge fealty to the Democratic Party and would rather take, support or oppose positions based on his reasoning and personal experience, he gets judged harshly for his imperfections. ... Overall, while he may be a pain in the arise from the Party perspective sometimes, far more often than not he says and does what needs to be said and done.

[Skittles]

42. THANK YOU

[Duppers]

15. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is backing Bernie's move

Just now on MSNBC interview.

K&R

[progressoid]

17. Wow.

Good for him!

[melman]

22. Nice

[treestar]

44. He needs 41 votes

He can't do it himself (Bernie) as the thread title implies.

[questionseverything]

55. of course he can't....it is going to take the entire democratic coalition

schumer is on board

we are either going to get the people more survival money or make the repubs like like scrooges in georgia

win/win

[Evolve Dammit]

18. Damn straight. The average renter is in the hole 6K. 2K is the leasat we can do.

[bdamomma]

21. Okay

we need more Senators to kick McConnell's ass.

[mvd]

35. Yes we do! I am proud of his efforts

Also really happy with Pelosi and Schumer - if they can maneuver the $2000 into passing, there should be appreciation threads for all three all over DU!

[nolabear]

36. No, we need more progressives. No more worship.

Progressives are important and carry the weight of “the people.” Working for those goals as a leader and marshal of those energies is a great job for Bernie. I appreciate that. But I’m much more in favor of Joe’s efforts at selecting a broad array of people who can make the case, do the job and move things forward in a way that stops reactionary responses.

[questionseverything]

57. no one is working against joe at all

this is senate work to be done while president elect biden is getting his admin in order

heck vp elect harris originally sponsored the bill with the 2 grand idea, no one is against either if them

ole moscow mitch is in a corner, trump said he wants people to have 2 grand, leader pelosi quickly got the 2 grand bill passed with bi partisian support, now our democratic coalition in the senate (which includes bernie) is trying to get us a vote

if mitch won't let the senate vote on pelosi's well crafted stand alone bill they are going to look baddddddddddd in georgia

[Hassin Bin Sober]

43. This will annoy the bingo wing

[Nitram]

67. Ageist, a little?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

51. One Bernie is all the Bernies we need. But I'm glad to see

that he's making himself useful instead of just griping about Biden's cabinet choices.

[mtnsnake]

56. I can definitely agree with that

A few more Bernies would be awesome. Throw in a few more Bidens and Obamas, too, as well as a couple more Katie Porters. And throw in at least one Teddy Roosevelt with a D instead of an R after his name .

[Nitram]

60. Yeah, Bernie's great, but he isn't doing this alone. Let's start by giving credit to Pelosi.

[mtnsnake]

66. Nancy deserves a lot of credit for sure, and she received a lot of credit on DU for

getting the ball rolling on this by calling Trump's bluff.

[BobTheSubgenius]

64. Good! I'm now waiting for the pontificating on the sacred nature of a day.

A day that holds a small amount of symbolic meaning, and nothing more, other than adding a tick to the calendar.

[Tom Rinaldo]

65. I almost didn't Rec this because I'm tired of the back and forth that happens here about Bernie

Bernie isn't perfect and he isn't the only role model for the type of elected officials that we need more of. We need propagandists, we need negotiators, we need consensus builders, we need movement builders, we need realists, we need idealists, we need Party builders, and we need those who don't go along just to get along, Mostly though we need more leaders who are not beholden to Big Money and status quo corporate interests, and instead defend the interests of average Americans who must struggle to get by. Bernie is one of those, but he isn't the only one who qualifies. Bernie isn't always right when it comes to policies, but far more often then not he is. So, yeah, I agree with the OP.

[gulliver]

68. I do like the way Bernie puts down Rat Face (Putin) and the little pukes who serve him.