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saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 09:04 AM Nov 2018

"The Week", editorial on Senator Schumer

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/chuck-schumer-feckless-hack/ar-BBPLXLf

The Week
11/16/2018

Chuck Schumer, feckless hack

Ryan Cooper
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Where does Schumer come in? Well, in 2017, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) opened an investigation into Facebook over Russiagate and misinformation generally. (Far from being some fire-breathing populist, Warner is among the most milquetoast, business-friendly Democrats who has ever held high office.) But Schumer has raised more money from Facebook than any other member of Congress, his daughter works there, and he helped get his former staffer appointed to the Federal Trade Commission (which oversees Facebook). In concert with Facebook brass, he told Warner to lay off the company, reported the Times: "Mr. Warner should be looking for ways to work with Facebook, Mr. Schumer advised, not harm it."

So when it comes to sellout Democrats voting to make another financial crisis more likely, Schumer wrings his hands and hectors progressives not to criticize them too much (after which most of the sellouts lose anyway). But when those same sellouts start criticizing one of his favored sources of campaign cash, suddenly he discovers a knack for backroom arm-twisting and hardball tactics.

The problem isn't exactly that Schumer is cynical when he should be idealistic. It's that he's just so incredibly feckless. He burns all his political capital on defending despised banks who are no doubt cooking up new schemes to pillage the working class, and a monstrous social media giant that maybe helped Trump win and is hugely biased towards the extreme right in terms of traffic. What does he get in return? Three lost Senate seats.
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"The Week", editorial on Senator Schumer (Original Post) saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 OP
He's my senator and I will always vote for him but he Squinch Nov 2018 #1
+1000s DinahMoeHum Nov 2018 #3
Giving away those 15 judgeships was enough to kill it for me. calimary Nov 2018 #2
I agree. saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 #4
Yet, so much energy being used to replace Pelosi who is a doer with results. I don't get it. n/t monmouth4 Nov 2018 #5
Too many reps buying into the republican narrative on Pelosi tikka Nov 2018 #7
None, de nada, zilch Fuzzpope Nov 2018 #6
A huge mistake by Harry Reid dalton99a Nov 2018 #8
He needs to be fighting, not being ok with business as usual. JudyM Nov 2018 #9

Squinch

(50,774 posts)
1. He's my senator and I will always vote for him but he
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 09:14 AM
Nov 2018

is not who we need to lead us in the Senate right now. His gentlemanly "strongly worded letter" approach does us no good whatsoever. We need a Machiavelli.

calimary

(80,700 posts)
2. Giving away those 15 judgeships was enough to kill it for me.
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 09:15 AM
Nov 2018

Chuck Schumer IS a feckless hack. Glad we can thwart his cave-ins in the House, come January.

tikka

(757 posts)
7. Too many reps buying into the republican narrative on Pelosi
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 04:07 PM
Nov 2018

Schumer should never have been selected. He is ineffective and seems to only really work for Wall Street and now Facebook.

 

Fuzzpope

(602 posts)
6. None, de nada, zilch
Sat Nov 17, 2018, 12:36 PM
Nov 2018

zero confidence in this man as a congressional leader. I have not observed him do anything but mutter and wander aimlessly and let the walls crumble around Us.

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