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| Senator Schumer is very angry about having to vote on the Green New Deal |
| 2019-02-28 |
| [Washington Examiner] The decision by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to force a vote on the preposterous Green New Deal proposal championed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is having what I suspect is its intended effect. To wit, it is making Democratic leaders look ridiculous. It leaves them with no choice but to denounce McConnell for bringing a vote on a proposal put together by members of their own caucus. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for example, complained Wednesday that McConnell would stoop so low as to, uh, force a vote on a bill drafted by a Democratic senator and sponsored by 11 Senate Democrats. "Leader McConnell," he said, "do you believe that climate change, global warming, is real? Yes or no? Second, do you believe that climate change, global warming, is caused by humans? And three, do you believe that Congress should take immediate action to deal with the problem?" That much makes sense. But Schumer then accused McConnell of playing "games" by bringing a Democratic-backed resolution to the floor. "This is not a debate," he said. "It's a diversion. It's a sham." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 It's really hard to polish a turd. Schumer knows this and that's why he's complaining. If McConnell had refused to bring it to a vote, what Schumer & company were hoping, Schumer would have blasted him. He never thought Mconnell would call his bluff. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2019-02-28 15:20 |
| #6 ....and bring some kind of shine to their party No comment. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-28 14:45 |
| #5 Schumer hoped that crazy OAC would last longer and bring some kind of shine to their party but if the contents of the Green deal ever get exposure beyond the conservative media she's gonna look the fool. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-02-28 14:43 |
| #4 I can hear it now: "Present!" |
| Posted by: gorb 2019-02-28 11:02 |
| #3 Markey (C- Masshole) has been able to Commie along with the Sandinistas, Green Weenies, etc., without having to defend his actions or back them up. Time for paying up |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-02-28 10:25 |
| #2 About half the country wants communism. Including Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon and the Koch bros. We have a lot of work ahead of us... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-02-28 09:41 |
| #1 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for example, complained Wednesday that McConnell would stoop so low as to, uh, force a vote on a bill drafted by a Democratic senator and sponsored by 11 Senate Democrats. McConnell's just doing his job. Schumer is butt-hurt because today's Donk's are being revealed as radicalized left-wing-nut-jobs who want to spend the nation into financial hell and are out of touch with reality? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-02-28 09:31 |