Posted on 01/09/2017 11:35:17 AM PST by Kaslin
Last week was a bit interesting from the Senate Democrat side. The olive branch that was offered by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the new Senate Minority Leader, was blunt and straightforward to the incoming Trump White House. We’ll only work with you if you abandon the Republicans and adhere to 100 percent of what we want to do (via Real Clear Politics/CNN):
CHUCK SCHUMER: I said, Mr. President-elect, you went after both the Democratic and Republican establishments when you ran. You were an anti-establishment change candidate. But by your cabinet picks and your early pronouncements, you seem to be embracing your timeworn, shop-worn hard right.[CNN’s Dana] BASH (on camera): You said that to him?
SCHUMER: I did.
BASH: What did he say?
SCHUMER: Nothing.
But I said to him, if you do that, your presidency will not come close to being a success.
BASH (voice-over): For Schumer, success will be even more complicated, a fine line between when to work with Trump and when not to.
SCHUMER: The only way we're going to work with him is if he moves completely in our direction and abandons his Republican colleagues. Ninety, 95 percent of the time, we'll be holding his feet to the fire and holding him accountable. But we're Democrats. We're not going to just oppose things to oppose them.
BASH: I've known you for a long time. You love a deal, not unlike the president-elect. I find that hard to believe, that you don't want to make deals with him.
SCHUMER: Well, here's the problem. The Republicans in the Senate and the House have been run by a hard right group, an almost Tea Party group. And they are so far away from where we are...
BASH: But now they've got a deal maker in the White House, just like you.
SCHUMER: Well, look, we're going to look at the specifics of what is proposed. Of course I'd like to make a deal.
Schumer also said that the Senate Democrats would fight to the death if President-elect Donald Trump nominated someone who isn’t “mainstream” to the Supreme Court. And by not “mainstream,” they of course mean conservative. A Samuel Alito-type candidate, who is eminently qualified to serve as our nation’s next jurist, would be trouble. Even a John Roberts clone would be problematic.
In other words, the Democrats are still mad that Trump won. They’re mad that Russia ran a concerted and coordinated propaganda effort to influence our election, though there no evidence to suggest that it had any impact whatsoever. They’re just a miserable whiny group of people right now. They don’t know how to respond since they probably never imagined this moment: Clinton in permanent retirement, Obama out, and their party in shambles. So, how to avoid exacerbating the headache liberals on the Hill have at present? Well, don’t anger their base; the progressive, snobby, and insufferable elites that infest our nation’s cities. They’re mad too—and remember, they’re pretty much demanding that Democrats do all that they can to stop Trump because he’s Hitler [or insert any authoritarian leader here]—or something.
Also, if you’re shocked that Democrats are thinking and acting as if they won the election, you’re not dreaming. They actually think that—and Schumer’s fighting words encapsulate it. Disregarding basic Americans civics, they feel that because Clinton won more popular votes, though not the majority, that they won the election. Right, and if Texas’ election laws allowed two Republicans, who would probably be the top two-vote getters, run for the same senate seat, then I’m sure we would be closer to a dead heat in the popular vote. Alas, that didn’t happen. And it's irrelevant. Trump won the majority in 30 states to clinch 304 electoral votes.
On infrastructure, defense spending, and maybe childcare—there could be areas for the Trump White House to work with Schumer. The latter especially is going to put Trump on a collision course with Republicans, though the GOP party leadership is going to have to come to grips that November’s win was not because conservatism made a comeback; neo-populism did. On issues of trade, there could be another area for conflict. Yet, since Obamacare’s repeal and replacement is at the top of the agenda, followed probably by tax reform and job creation—I’m sure Schumer is going to rehash the same Occupy Wall Street slogans that didn’t work. And the GOP is going to stick with Trump on these issues and vice versa.
In all, Democrats got whipped. They don’t get to dictate the agenda. The GOP was in the same position when they were in the minority under Obama. Yes, a lot of drama can unfurl. Some legislative maneuvers could be executed that brings forth a government shutdown. In the end, the office of the president is the biggest bully pulpit and it will most likely emerge on top during any showdown with Congress. I think Democrats know this. They just need to put on a show for their lefty loony bins that Democrats are trying to do something to stop Trump, even though they really can’t.
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Chuckie the Clown. The nation’s newest nightmare.
he’s making duck face at chuck. they must have had a hot date the night before.
he didn’t specify the Republicans. I know 3 that he could abandon.
The anthem of the Democrat's
“Donald Trump is a grizzly. If you attract his notice, he will rip your face off, and then sit on you.”—Newt Gingrich.
Ol’ Chuckyboi got spoiled by his dealings with the GOPe.
There’s nothing new in Chuckyboi’s blatherings. The only thing new is that the GOPe that used to immediately drop trousers and bend over for Chuckyboi and his fellow travelers are no longer the shot-callers on the right.
Keep running your sump, Chuckyboi. You’re doing our job for us.
Looks like Reid is all puckered up getting ready to plant a big one on Schmukie
Trump already HAS abandoned Republicans.
Specifically, the kind of ‘Republicans’ who bend over and ask ‘Thank you sir; may I have another?’
Guess what, Chuck. Trump doesn’t need you. You’re not relevant to this administration.
“hard right group” - Chuckie ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Heh.
Reaching across the aisle to find compromise, does not include grabbing someone and yanking them across the aisle.
The heart and soul of all democrat strategies and policies is to divide people.
They know that the old adage is true:
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
The last thing they want is to see people united and working together.
the big problem Trump will have is with fake republicans like McShame and Lindsay
Trump was thinking about hiring a couple of Democrat Senators into his administration, people with some expertise in areas I forget which.......................but people who looked like maybe they could be useful, pretty good....politics aside...................and these appointments would create Senate vacancies which REPUBLICAN governors would then fill with, hopefully, reasonable new senators who would support DJT?
I think DJT needs to do something like this, given GOP only has 52 Senators and at least 2 are completely unreliable
If I were Chuckie Schumer...I would advise all my Democrat Senators to immediately approve every one of the Donald J. Trump appointees. With a deadbeat like that weak Senator, Bill Nelson, Florida, who could barely spit out a decent description of the Obamabot madman or terrorist that caused innocent human slaughter (Nelson needs to learn to converse clearly within using the english language)!!! What a dud deadbeat. And...what about Ms. McCaskill from Missouri. She is toast come 2018 if she does not vote to approve every DJT appointee. “Chucky” should I go on? Chucky, we all gonna have a ball when 2018 rolls around!!! Probably will pick up eight to ten Pubbie Senators!!! Bring it on, Chucky, my boy!!! Obama & Clinton have killed you Democrats politically!!! Luv it & LMAO!!!
Excellent point.
Oh, Chuckie, you’re about as dumb as that niece of yours.
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