Posted on 01/21/2018 2:39:55 PM PST by Kaslin
You already knew that both parties are trading hypocritical barbs over the current 'Schumer Shutdown,' but this clip from the archives is really quite special and simply too delicious not to share immediately. Back when Republicans pushed a flawed shutdown strategy over Obamacare in 2013, a certain Senator from New York pronounced himself aghast. The GOP's disgraceful 'hostage taking' was nothing short of "governmental chaos," he said during an ABC News appearance. His own party would never go to such radical extremes, even over an issue in which they were deeply emotionally invested, he assured viewers. Guess which issue he picked to illustrate his holier-than-thou 'for instance'? It's okay to laugh:
Well this is awkward. Chuck Schumer in 2013. #Chuckdown pic.twitter.com/3todBxmgj0— Sweetened Beverage Recovery Fee (@jasonelevation) January 20, 2018
This made me chuckle even harder than Steny Hoyer's amusing House floor fail on Friday. The simple fact is that Shutdown Chuck's caucus has launched a 44-vote filibuster against a spending bill that would have kept the federal government open. The measure did not include a single provision that Democrats actually oppose. They've chosen to shut down the government because the spending bill did not include unrelated elements regarding immigration policy. It's not a popular gambit:
CNN poll: DACA not worth a shutdown, except to Democrats
56% overall say approving a budget agreement to avoid a shutdown is more important than continuing the DACA program, while just 34% choose DACA over a shutdown. @CNNPolitics https://t.co/PGOrBqjdt5— David P Gelles (@gelles) January 19, 2018
And even when the issue of immigration is isolated in the survey, people don't believe that obstructing the construction of a border wall is worth leaving the DREAMers' fate unresolved:
CNN poll: Strong opposition to #SchumerShutdown, w/ barely a plurality of *Democrats* in favor. Also: “Only 1 in 6 said opposing the border wall is more important than continuing DACA.”
Decouple immigration from govt funding, then pass fair DREAM Act + meaningful enforcement.— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) January 20, 2018
Five Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to vote for the GOP government funding bill, but 60 votes are required to end the Democratic filibuster. Reports are starting to leak out that rank-and-file elected Democrats and aides are growing more and more concerned about their party's shutdown adventure, wondering if leadership has an "exit strategy" and recognizing that shutting down the government on behalf of illegal immigrants may not be an ingenious maneuver:
One House Dem tells me they’re not nearly as worried about Schumer in gov’t shutdown negotiations as much as they are with Durbin & his making the shutdown all about DACA/immigration: pic.twitter.com/eKtj48OiHC— ?? Al Weaver ?? (@alweaver22) January 21, 2018
Among Democrats only 49% back the #Senate Dem shutdown position, while 42% say avoiding a shutdown is the priority
Majorities of independents (57%) say avoiding a shutdown is more important.https://t.co/fyDQB7W3UM— STEW ?????? (@StewSays) January 19, 2018
But Democrats' ill-conceived, unpopular shutdown is all about DACA and immigration. I'll leave you with Mitch McConnell vowing to force vote after vote to end the Schumer Shutdown and reopen the government. It's up to the Senate minority:
Senate Democrats’ Shutdown Can End Today
Obama’s statements on the 2013 shutdown that Schumer agreed with:
“At midnight last night, for the first time in 17 years, Republicans in Congress chose to shut down the federal government. Let me be more specific: One faction, of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, shut down major parts of the government — all because they didn’t like one law.”
“We know that certain services and benefits that America’s seniors and veterans and business owners depend on must be put on hold. Certain offices, along with every national park and monument, must be closed. And while last night, I signed legislation to make sure our 1.4 million active-duty military are paid through the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of civilian workers — many still on the job, many forced to stay home — aren’t being paid, even if they have families to support and local businesses that rely on them. And we know that the longer this shutdown continues, the worse the effects will be. More families will be hurt. More businesses will be harmed.”
“So, once again, I urge House Republicans to reopen the government, restart the services Americans depend on, and allow the public servants who have been sent home to return to work. “
Oh, yes they would. And are.
Chuck Schumer is a lying hypocrite? No way.
Trump should take advantage of this get rid of funding EVERYTHING that is useless . Start with PBS and Art funding . If the people want that funded they can fund it themselves . It’s a great time to start executive eliminating the Democrats “pet projects”
Absolutely.
PBS is a government funded arm of the DNC. Their products are inferior to the numerous commercial products that are not only more diverse in topics, but also inferiority in their production and development.
20 years ago there was only PBS to provide educational programs. That time is last. Dismantle PBS and every other taxpayer arm of the DNC.
Yep and they need to shut funding also .
It’s how the DNC get the public to pay for a lot of their activist . He just write an executive order and stop the funding . If Obama can do it so can he . It’s an emergency right now since the shut the government and he should take advantage of it to start dismantling their pet projects.
So Schumer didn’t say. It in 2013. He waited until 2018.
#schumershutdown
If they are capable of voting schumer into the Senate they are also capable of any number of unnatural acts
Would these unnatural acts get the #metoo folks in a twist - or are we speaking of truly un natural acts
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