Posted on 01/23/2020 5:27:07 PM PST by karpov
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Mr. Schumer nonetheless had an opportunity to do what Democrats keep pretending to do: Take the proceedings seriously. Had he reached out to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to work on an agreement—had he privately spoken of the need for the Senate to come together and publicly refrained from partisan jabs—he’d have had an audience. Republican senators—in particular those up for re-election or retiring—don’t want to be accused of bias. As of last weekend, enough GOP senators to matter were still on the fence about Democratic demands for more witnesses.
Not so much anymore. Mr. Schumer managed to annoy them, in particular with his first-day stunt of keeping the chamber in session until nearly 2 a.m., forcing vote after vote on witness motions that he knew would fail. Mr. McConnell’s organizing resolution already provided for these votes later in the process, making the Schumer motionathon nothing more than an inconvenient stunt.
He managed to offend Republicans too, by claiming they’ve already failed to “rise to their constitutional mandate,” are complicit in a “coverup” and don’t “want a fair trial.” He’s derided the president’s legal team and excoriated Republican witness proposals. He insulted his colleagues’ intelligence by arguing both that they need more evidence and that the case against Mr. Trump is already cut and dry. Reps. Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler haven’t helped, with their presumptuous lectures on the senators’ obligations and duties.
Mostly, Mr. Schumer’s partisan accusations and threats have further exposed for Republicans his real goal with this trial: becoming Senate majority leader. Mr. Schumer knows the trial will end with acquittal. His nonstop attacks on Republican integrity are designed to squeeze vulnerable senators and help his party pick up seats in states like Maine or Colorado.
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Thanks, Chuck U! You’ve accomplished the impossible. Keep up the good work.
Great article and the truth!!
I wonder if they Rats get to argue these for hours again at that time?
Trump is the Ju Jitsu President. Using enemies energy to defeat them.
How does Chuckie get to control anything in the Senate????
Schumer? You mean the guy who swatted the ghost out of his seat during impeachment?
Democrats are being driven into madness.
Maybe Mitch is learning, having seen the same show for Kavanaugh.
Funny how things come back to bite you, just like your mama said they would.
Yet, RATS don't have a problem with it. I'm starting to see a pattern...
Democrats ARE biased. And they flaunt it.
For blatant political reasons, he cited Reagan's principles of defending the Shining City on a Hill from the Evil Empire, implying that's how a POTUS should act (by cooperating and communicating with our valuable allies).
It was too much to stomach so I turned it off, presumably before Schiff-head went on to contrast those great leaders with evil Donald Trump misusing the phone on the historic Resolute desk to "extort" the Ukrainians.
Question: why didn't Schiff-head also show a photo of Slick Willy on the phone with Netanyahu, while getting serviced by Ms. Lewinsky under the desk?
Funny, seeing that he's a good loyal Democrat, he wouldn't mention Iran-Contra.
Schumer Syndrome is contagious, I must have caught it.
Schuck could have had Nanners call anyone he wanted.
He didn’t.
Shove it up your ass Schuck.
Is this idiot trying to convince senators that Reagan and GHWB had all of their phone calls with world leaders televised or something?
If he wants a still pic of Trump on the phone with Zelinsky I'm sure the WH photographer has one.
Put em together and you get Schwiffer
I hope Chuck turns on his own in the congress.
If he starts getting the heat for failure to remove Trump, he might.
I don’t know what that would look like.
I’d be happy to mop my floors with either one of them.
Ringing their heads in a mop pail would be the fun part.
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