Posted on 11/25/2014 9:13:30 AM PST by PJ-Comix
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York said Tuesday that he and his fellow Democrats made a mistake in pursuing health care legislation that eventually became Obamacare. Bloomberg Politics's Kathleen Hunter has the story:
Unfortunately, Democrats blew the opportunity the American people gave them in electing Obama and a Democratic Congress in 2008 amid a national recession, Schumer of New York said in a speech in Washington. We took their mandate and put all our focus on the wrong problem -- health care reform.
Democrats should have addressed issues aiding the middle class to build confidence among voters before turning to the health-care system overhaul, Schumer said. He spoke at the National Press Club to analyze the results of this months election, when Republicans took control of the Senate and increased their majority in the House of Representatives.
Schumer also said Democrats should "embrace government" in order to win future elections. Watch the whole speech here, courtesy of C-SPAN.
Not impressed. Chuckie up for re-election in 2016.
Here is the list:
Michael Bennet (Colorado)
Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut)
Barbara Boxer (California)
Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
Barbara Mikulski (Maryland)
Patty Murray (Washington)
Harry Reid (Nevada)
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Charles Schumer (New York)
Ron Wyden (Oregon)
We need to keep count of the backtrackers.
..and Hitler shouldnt have invaded USSR..
In case you needed some more obvious stuff..
Evidently you've totally forgotten that Nancy Pelosi once told us we had to "embrace the suck!"
He didn’t admit ObamaCare was a mistake, he simply admitted they should have done other things first.... don’t confuse what he said with the headline the editor wrote.
All he said is they focused on it at the wrong time... not that they did the wrong thing. He won’t change his vote.
Schmucky, I’m so glad you said it was a mistake. However, you had no mandate. You barely had a majority, and only for 2 years.
You and your fellow commie-rats did the best you could to destroy America. America is reacting, slowly.
It takes sheep a long time to register that their shepherd willing set the wolves on them... so they voted in a different shepherd.
Now we have to wake them up to Ted Cruz.
Well, Chuck, if you believe that, then get 14 of your senators to vote against, and get enough to override a veto by obama, and correct the mess you created. Repeal it, if you really mean it. You already have 54 votes as of Jan 6, 2015. Now get the few other votes you need and override this steaming pile you created with democrats votes ONLY. Until you do that you are just a liar who is afraid of losing his job.
Is Whine Jelly ok?
He's still barking up the wrong tree without a paddle.
To Chuckie: Ya think??
YUP!.......That was his pretend “come to Jesus moment”...I think he wants to run for president...lol...the smuck....but at least you heard it here 1st!!
Schumer sucked when he was a representative, and he has sucked while being a senator. He is one opportunistic sucker, nothing more.
Sure, can I pass you a dab of Marionberry?
Mmmmmmmm....I'm in seventh heaven....toast/jam---
.....and Schumer and the Grubercrats whining in political hell.
Nice.
1. What's in it for him? You know he wants something. Possibly he wants another opportunity to shake down insurers, drug companies, hospital corporations, and the AMA?
2. At what point in the process will he stab conservatives in the back? It's coming. After all, he's a schmuck.
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