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Arazi

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7. +1 million. Also primary him. Primary all of them

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So what was the point? [View all] indusurb Nov 10 OP

Need coffee. BBL rzemanfl Nov 10 #1

She finally left her abusive husband! Chasstev365 Nov 10 #2

The vote they will probably have is to Bettie Nov 10 #3

You know, I counseled battered women. Not the best analogy Joinfortmill Nov 10 #24

I think it is a good analogy. Irish_Dem Nov 10 #46

We disagree. These women often struggle Joinfortmill Nov 10 #49

Yes but the entire point of therapy is to help them sever the abusive bonds. Irish_Dem Nov 10 #51

That is true, but the analogy was, to me, careless at best Joinfortmill Nov 10 #54

I think it was a good analogy, but I truly understand & respect your dissenting opinion. Celerity Nov 10 #70

+1 TheRealNorth Nov 10 #71

There have been discussions for some time. cachukis Nov 10 #4

If Schumer doesn't exact consequences... Happy Hoosier Nov 10 #5

+1 million. Also primary him. Primary all of them Arazi Nov 10 #7

He did not see the writing on the wall last time. cachukis Nov 10 #10

He never HAD the necessary leadership skills WyLoochka Nov 10 #68

Comity has been a loser for us for a long time. cachukis Nov 10 #69

Do you think Bernie Sanders as minority leader would have prevented this? W_HAMILTON Nov 10 #20

I'm not a Bernie fan, so no. NT Happy Hoosier Nov 10 #22

Then tell us who would have. W_HAMILTON Nov 10 #23

Someone younger. Corey Booker has some fire. Happy Hoosier Nov 10 #27

You think any of those that voted for this would have been swayed by a passionate speech from Booker? W_HAMILTON Nov 10 #31

Booker would have pulled committee assignments and threatened campaign funding Arazi Nov 10 #37

Would he? And if he did, would he be voted in as minority leader to begin with? W_HAMILTON Nov 10 #40

Worked for Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. I'm not sure why we're even too afraid to do that? Arazi Nov 10 #42

Harry Reid was a great leader, but he had issues as well. W_HAMILTON Nov 10 #62

Is there any precedent in the modern Senate for such high profile sanctions against a large group of members? tritsofme Nov 10 #56

lol, seriously? Schumer sacked?! Don't tempt me... Arazi Nov 10 #58

A Senate leader who tried to strip the committee assignments of 8 senators for this vote would not last long. tritsofme Nov 10 #60

I like most of Bernie's ideas and policy plans, but he has never been effective at getting things passed Attilatheblond Nov 10 #57

And that was my point. Maybe it's time to put some fan favorites in power and let's see them do better. W_HAMILTON Nov 10 #64

I agree. Bernie has his strengths. What people need to remember - being an effective leader requires yellow dahlia Nov 10 #79

I think the Dems have been in disarray for some time. cachukis Nov 10 #61

This absolutely smells. Conveniently 8 senators who aren't running again cave. CentralMass Nov 10 #76

David Hogg doesn't sound like a smart ass now, does he? Duncan Grant Nov 10 #82

Exactly. SNAP benefits were on the cusp of being restored Arazi Nov 10 #6

I think delays and cuts to air travel were the deciding factor. Lonestarblue Nov 10 #26

The air traffic issue would have forced the end of the shutdown within a week Arazi Nov 10 #32

Republicans would never pass single payer health care. Hell they don't care if people DIE Bengus81 Nov 10 #38

Curious to see how many of the 8 get well paid pretend jobs on Airline boards of directors. Attilatheblond Nov 10 #59

To stop the No Kings protests? Emile Nov 10 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Nov 10 #17

There wasn't any it appears. I thought there was since it excited and encouraged so many people Nanjeanne Nov 10 #9

Less than a week after the election Shrek Nov 10 #11

That future ACA vote.... surfered Nov 10 #12

Exactly BigMin28 Nov 10 #13

Republicans in Congress are LAUGHING their asses off at Democrats Bengus81 Nov 10 #41

Are we screwed either way -- anyway? Festivito Nov 10 #14

We won. We made a point. (Satire) usonian Nov 10 #15

Are you tired of winning as I am? Emile Nov 10 #28

Oh, Senator Schumer, we're full of dismay. ( From the musical East Wing Story) usonian Nov 10 #44

This Gen X mom agrees with you - and you can be sure most of Gen Z agrees - TBF Nov 10 #16

Epstein file..... Johnson will have to swear in the new member. ashredux Nov 10 #18

We'll see. I'm not holding my breath though. Emile Nov 10 #25

Epstein files? HAH! indusurb Nov 10 #29

Our "health care" system is a trainwreck, ACA or not dwayneb Nov 10 #36

I agree with you wholeheartedly indusurb Nov 10 #43

We will NEVER berksdem Nov 10 #80

Forever the party berksdem Nov 10 #19

That's what kills me. They sacrificed victory on the altar of defeat vanessa_ca Nov 10 #73

Traitors..... flying-skeleton Nov 10 #21

All 8 aren't running again. CentralMass Nov 10 #78

We sure showed them! Sneederbunk Nov 10 #30

The main point was making Republicans feel the pain dwayneb Nov 10 #33

No, the point was to prevent an estimated 50,000 people from dying due to the lack of affordable health insurance indusurb Nov 10 #35

Tim FUCKING Kaine. He was just a hair from being the VP Bengus81 Nov 10 #34

Democrats in Congress were faced with a no-win moral dilemma. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #39

They opted for the option that will kill an estimated 50,000 people annually due to sky high premiums indusurb Nov 10 #48

I understand and it's an awful thing. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #83

Embolden tRump Blue Full Moon Nov 10 #45

It's all Kabuki theater. Irish_Dem Nov 10 #47

Didn't they get DownriverDem Nov 10 #50

From a long range strategic perspective, for reasons too numerous to go into here, I don't think it was all that Fil1957 Nov 10 #52

Oh, There Are Rationales, To Be Sure. But The Voters.... ColoringFool Nov 10 #53

Remember their names, write them down somewhere with your 'important papers' Attilatheblond Nov 10 #55

I suspected that the Dems had already... Tranquil72 Nov 10 #63

So they opted for more real pain in the form ofskyrocketing insurance premiums, indusurb Nov 10 #67

The DLC and other party leadership groups saw... TransitJohn Nov 10 #65

+1 leftstreet Nov 10 #66

The POINT was TWO-FOLD: Martin Eden Nov 10 #72

Nothing was going to change edisdead Nov 10 #74

The Republicans didn't cave. OrwellwasRight Nov 10 #81

Good question lets ask the 8 backstabbers republianmushroom Nov 10 #75

We blew a ton of capital and got bupkis C_U_L8R Nov 10 #77