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Chuck swung by the Daily News for an editorial board meeting this morning, which you'll be able to read more about in tomorrow's News. A couple of tidbits from his broader discussion (forthcoming in book form) of how he sees the shifting terrain and the Democrats' edge struck me: "We're in better shape than [Republicans] are, because they don't realize that Reaganomics is dead, that the Reagan philosophy is dead," he said. "We realize that New Deal democracy, which is still our paradigm, which is sort of appeal to each group ... that doesn't work any more." He had said...

On Bill Maher's Real Time: "There are some, you know there are some anti-Semites in this country, but most of them would vote Republican anyway." You can watch it here. Yeah, because, you know, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Keith Ellison, Michael Moore and other leading lights of American anti-Semitism are Republicans. Not to mention surveys demonstrating without question that Democrats are more likely to have unsympathetic views of Israel than Republicans. (No, I'm not saying you can't be anti-Israel without being anti-Semitic. But it's a signpost.) This was Chuck Schumer attempting to be jocular. Hardy-har-har.

Folks, I'm planning to send a letter to the DoJ as regards last week's attempt by five lib/dem/soc/commie senators to stop the ABC program, "The Path To 9/11". However, since I'm not a member of the legal profession, I'm not sure if I've worded this correctly. I'd appreciate any help or advice you'd be willing to provide. Many thanks. Doc Farmer ************************************************* The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice Room 4400 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 12 September 2006 Dear Mr. Attorney General, I write today to request a formal investigation...

A week after Democratic candidates deposed six sitting Republican senators to give the Dems control of the upper house of Congress, a ferocious battle is shaping up over nominations to federal courts. Fortunately, the man in the center of the coming storm will be Sen. Chuck Schumer. Come January, Schumer, who masterminded his party's victories as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, becomes chairman of the powerful subcommittee on administrative oversight and the courts, the first stop for all nominations to the federal bench, including the Supreme Court. That will put a feisty and much-needed roadblock in the path...

Dem win lands Schumer a whole new role November 27, 2006 BY ROBERT NOVAK Sun-Times Columnist A staple Republican tactic for several years has been to get Chuck Schumer on television. His whiny New York accent exhaling liberal dogma was music to GOP ears. Yet, his omnipresence on TV since the midterm elections has not been cause for Republican jubilation. That's because Schumer, for once, has not been talking -- just beaming. In every televised tableau of victorious Democrats, Schumer's smiling face has been positioned beside the next House speaker or Senate majority leader. He deserved the place of...

Unhappy that the Justice Department denied his request to investigate campaign fliers handed out by Maryland Republicans on Election Day, New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer fired-off a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales asking him to justify the decision. "Unfortunately, the midterm elections held on Nov. 7, 2006, were tarnished by countless dirty tricks and ugly tactics. The ploy used in Maryland stands out for its sheer cynicism and brazenness," said Schumer, chairman of the Senate Democratic campaign committee, in a letter sent on Wednesday. Schumer's letter refers to fliers distributed on Election Day by homeless people bused in...

Associated Press No-swipe credit cards that use radio waves to relay their data put consumers at increased risk of identity theft, Sen. Charles Schumer (news, bio, voting record) said Sunday. "These cards may be convenient, but they're a double-edged sword," said Schumer, D-N.Y. Tens of millions of no-swipe credit cards have been issued in the past year. When a customer uses the credit card to make a purchase, the card is processed by a radio frequency identification reader operated by the retailer. Schumer said thieves can equip themselves with the radio frequency readers to steal information from the credit cards,...