Chuck Schumer Probably Shouldn’t Have Insulted Tom Cotton About Where He Was Eight Years Ago

iheart.com ^ | 1/23/16 | Saagar Enjeti

[cotton1706]

Sens. Tom Cotton and Chuck Schumer reportedly got into an angry confrontation on the Senate floor Friday over Senate Democrats delaying the confirmation of Rep. Mike Pompeo for CIA director, The Weekly Standard reports.

Cotton was reportedly irate with Schumer’s delay of the confirmation vote and loudly accosted him on the Senate floor. Schumer retorted that the Senate had never confirmed a CIA director on Inauguration Day, adding that Senate Republicans also did not do so for former President Barack Obama. He continued that Cotton would have known this precedent if he had been in the Senate eight years previously.

“Eight years ago, I was getting my ass shot at in Afghanistan,” Cotton reportedly shot back. He continued, “So don’t talk to me about where I was 8 years ago.” Cotton served two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan in the U.S. Army as a member of the 101st Airborne Division.

The Trump administration is similarly irate with Senate Democrats over the Pompeo machinations.

[MagUSNRET]

“hemorrhoid” is being VERY gracious! I think of Schuumer more like an anal wart

[johnthebaptistmoore]

I could make some present day predictions about the U.S. national elections of ‘17 to ‘20. Hint: Conservatives should be very happy!

[grania]

This is the best thing that could happen! Senator Cotton for awhile there had us worried that he might join the dark side, being way too sympathetic to McCain and Graham. This kind of stuff like complaining where Senator Cotton was eight years ago might help keep the 'pubs in line, so they can't be picked off individually to defeat things. Schumer had another screwup today. He spoke against provisions in the Cassidy/Collins Obamacare replacement. Only problem is the proposed bill hadn't yet been released, so he couldn't have read it!

The leftist darlings are becoming unglued.

[advertising guy]

I loath that pos

[RummyChick]

I wish I could hear it. Kudos to Cotton but I bet mccain had a fit over decorum

[Thibodeaux]

in hillary speak, Shumer is a FJB

[Aevery_Freeman]

"“hemorrhoid” is being VERY gracious! I think of Schuumer more like an anal wart"

The veneral variety.

[Hardastarboard]

I’d like to be there to spin old Chuck 180 degrees when he gets that kick in the ass, if you know what I mean.

[sevlex]

Epic bitchslap.

[HarleyLady27]

Holy Cow!!! Way To Go Cotton!!! This winning is getting addictive, I want more!!!

[ought-six]

Chuck Schumer is one of the most reprehensible people I’ve ever seen, and I’m 65, so I’ve seen a lot of them. Schumer is one of the slimiest pieces of dog crap that has ever fouled the gutters of humanity’s social fabric.

[Texas Mulerider]

At this rate, future kids will be confused on history exams: “Hmm, was it the caning of Charles Sumner or Charles Schumer?”

We should at the very least send Cotton letters of encouragement. After all, Southerners sent Preston Brooks dozens of replacement canes, lol.

[Tunehead54]

Pretty sure Rush calls him Chuck U. Schumer ... ;-)

[AFreeBird]

Hey Schmuck, Don’t eff with a Scream’n Eagle, Man.

[Paladin2]

"snatches can be heard,... "

Cotton grabbed Schumickie as a Pussy?

[SoFloFreeper]

Schumer is a grifter. Stinking shame the voters of New York keep sending him back.

[mountn man]

“hemorrhoid” is being VERY gracious! I think of Schuumer more like an anal wart

More like a perirectal abscess.

[VermithraxPejorative]

They are definitely hiding stuff at the CIA. Likely scared of what Pompeo will find out.

[RummyChick]

Tweets running neck and neck with this story versus the cassandra Butts story

[Dalberg-Acton]

That was great!