On Chuck Schumer

Submitted by catchy on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 10:49am. Tags:

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Sure he's a good Democrat. He voted against Clinton's impeachment + held Gonzales's feet to the fire over firing Democratic USAs. But what's he done for the general voter lately?

Blocked legislation that would've regulated Fannie May + Freddie Mac, shot off his mouth re: IndyMac, and facillated Mukasey's AG confirmation.

He sucks. Vote for Mark Greene or somebody else next time.
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Schumer is Mr. Potter without the Barrymore good looks. (#103046)

by tomsyl on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 6:20pm

Schumer's latest excuse on the IndyMac failure: He's just the bearer of bad news.

And now they are doing what the Bush administration always does: Blame the fire on the person who calls 911..

Virtually everything Schumer said in his "don't blame me" press conference was patently false.

Anyone in Congress who doesn't know what a bank run is or how it gets triggered doesn't belong in Congress, and certainly not on the Banking Committee. Is Schumer saying he could not have called OTS for account without issuing a press release first? How did the entirely predictable run and its consequences help depositors, federal insurers, OTS or us taxpayers? Hasn't he even watched It's a Wonderful Life?

And calling OTS "the Bush administration" is sophistry imo. They're the same impossible PITAs to deal with as they have been in every administraion since the original S&L crisis, and I doubt the outcome would have been any different under a Democratic president. Bankers fear them more than a typical business would fear a multi-year IRS audit. Schumer must've thought OTS wouldn't have the nerve to criticise him personally.

Wait a minute, isn't this the same clown who took credit for increasing the ability of the OTS to rein in S&Ls because he didn't want any more bank failures?

To top it off, Schumer literally defines what a sh!t-eating grin looks like.

Rust never sleeps.

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Tomsyl, stop leaving your frickin' italics tags open. (#103143)

by trouscaillon on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 11:24am

Thank you.

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Schumer Had Better Watch His Back (#103066)

by M Scott Eiland on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 10:03pm

After the debacle of her campaign, HRC probably wouldn't mind having "senior Senator from New York" added to her resume as she plots a comeback.

Oh--and you have an open italics tag after It's a Wonderful Life, Tomsyl. :-)

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He also... (#102917)

by Wagster on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 11:06am

Helped block legislation to tax hedge fund managers pay at normal instead of capital gains rates. He's totally in the pocket of Wall Street.

On the plus side, he's did run the DSCC when the Dems managed to get the senate in 2006, a feat which nobody could have comfortably predicted.

More Wagster!

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Right, he's a good Democrat (#102919)

by catchy on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 11:10am

run the DSCC when the Dems managed to get the senate in 2006

But that ain't enough.

... btw, some of us expect you to liveblog tonight's meet-up on your iphone. Don't disappoint.

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Couldn't quite stomach the lines (#102941)

by Wagster on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 1:19pm

I'm not sure whether this makes me more or less of a loser, but I'm telling ya... I wish I had one in my hand right now.

More Wagster!

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If U like I cd uze mai Motorola. (#102943)

by Jordan on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 1:28pm

It haz auto complit & theosaurus.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. -JH

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typing on a blackberry pearl is a pain (#102949)

by TXG1112 on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 1:41pm

Trying to post via blackberry is a pita.

I'm surprised that it actually works.

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All politicians suck (#102916)

by Chuchundra on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 10:55am

Some just suck less than others.

I have no great love for Schumer. He's more than a bit of a weasel. On the other hand, he did defeat Senator "Pot hole" Al D'Amato, so he has my undying gratitude for that, if for nothing else.

Guard, protect and cherish your land, for there is no afterlife for a place that started out as Heaven.

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His suckitude has gone too far IMO (#102918)

by catchy on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 11:06am

We can't have anti-reg, establishment Ds around anymore.

Schumer stopped Republican lawmakers (at the urging of Randian Alan Greenspan) from regulating GSEs.

He's not the only one of course, but he's a good high-profile D target for drawing the line.

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Would you rather have (#102930)

by Spartacvs on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 12:15pm