by Alec Kohut
Maybe Chuck Schumer’s dad never taught him the old rule of not starting a fight he couldn’t finish. Please notice that I didn’t say never start a fight you can’t win. Because sometimes in politics you have to fight a fight on principle, even knowing you will not win, immediately. A good example is the Republicans constant fight against Obamacare. Everyone knew that their endless attempts to repeal the ACA would fail during Obama’s presidency. But they fought the fight because it’s what they promised their voters.
Chuck Schumer and the Democrats today slithered back to the Senate Floor with their tails between their legs, completely unwilling to fight.
Of course some are trying desperately to put lipstick on this pig, but let’s not lie to ourselves, today was a shellacking at the hands of Mitch McConnell, Steven Miller, and Donald Trump that should cost Chuck Schumer his job. But it won’t. Schumer allowed McConnell, with a wink and a nod to every white supremacist in America, that he promises to negotiate a bi-partisan immigration bill. And with that Schumer lost any and all bargaining power he could have had.
I’m sure their will be “negotiations.” And it will go something like this: “here’s the plan, take it or leave it...what are you going to do Chuck? Shut down the government again, haha ”
Now some will add that Schumer did the best he could, and we have to wait and see what comes of it. Well, if this the best Chuck can do...than Chuck has to go.
Chuck Schumer is not shrewd, a shrewd politician would never have misplayed this so horribly. It was embarrassing. What leverage will idiot Schumer have in 18 days??? None.
But Democrats will keep Schumer at his post and send a message loud and clear to every Dreamer, every progressive, and every volunteer, that we can’t count on he, nor the Democratic party to fight for what is right.
Chuck Schumer’s polical career…..R.I.P.