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X K's avatar
Nov 12Edited

A few comments... First, Schumer looks ridiculous in those new glasses. Second, who's to replace him? I dunno, but the 2026 elections are now less than a year away, and there's little to indicate the Dems are prepared, no torchbearer, no message. And next to no time.

Third, that national security angle... Oh, god, please no, I don't wanna hear any of that "most lethal military force in the world" crap, I wanna see someone say we're gonna start cutting the Penta-gone budget and putting savings to infrastructure/health care/education/climate change/paying off national debt.

And I want to see a change in the definition of "national security," away from chasing whom the Israelis tell us are terrorists, and away from liberation and resistance fighters whom we see as a threat to our interests, in some perverse sense, and toward developing a health care system that will protect our population from illness and disease and from medical bankruptcy; an economy that works for all rather than the exploitive few; a climate that will sustain us; and a political system that "provides for the general welfare" rather than the interests of the corporations and special interests.

Tall order. A necessary order. Not much time to pull it off.

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Tom's avatar
Nov 12Edited

Well, at least the Trump Regime is honest about **something**. They renamed it back to the Department of War.

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X K's avatar

Granted, but one truth v. 100,000 or so lies, distortions, and fabrications, and counting, I'm not counting on too many more "tell it like it is" moments from this bunch.

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Tom's avatar

Agree.

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Ben Smith's avatar

Shit, X K, you've got my vote. I haven't bothered to change my registration following my last move. The options served to me are... uninspiring.

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X K's avatar

Actually the inspiration goes back to Ken's August piece "https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/democrats-bringing-a-pencil-to-a" in which he showed that Ken Martin, the new DNC chair, has nothing new to say, certainly not talking about things people want to hear about.

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esti marpet's avatar

he's terrible. has been for a long time. but he has too many allies in the senate centrist (and the pro Israel) club. they are all pathetic.

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Tom's avatar

Wall Street (aka the FIRE Sector) and Israel are all that Schumer the Phony has ever cared about.

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Ash's avatar

Schumer has never cared about Israel. At all. But it's his selling point to NY Jews so he claims he does.

He has betrayed both sides.

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Discount Gentleman's avatar

Nonsense. Schumer has supported Israel in every way, and has explicitly said that his job is to "keep the left pro-Israel."

You are policing this forum really hard: telling people not to talk able Israel, telling people to change their language, spreading long-debunked stories about Palestinians raping Israelis, etc.

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Ash's avatar

I'm policing this forum? Lol

I have the same right to say my opinion as you do. Get a life.

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Discount Gentleman's avatar

Your opinions include spreading long-debunked lies, so you should expect to be called out.

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Ash's avatar

No one denies there was rape on October 7th. If you deny that, you are the liar.

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Tom's avatar

Name one way that Schumer has "betrayed" Israel.

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PK's avatar

Can we settle for tarred and feathered?

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Clif Brown's avatar

I haven't seen anyone say why he did it. He is known as the senator from Wall Street so presumably the 1% wanted the shutdown to end?

SPANBERGER WARNING - she is a supporter of Israel. Nobody who supports Israel should be within 100 miles of Congress, the next step for governors. Even a governor can push through pro-Israel things like the anti-BDS laws that have swept more than half of the states. Here in IL we are trying hard for a repeal of our version that prevents state pension funds from being invested in any company that supports BDS.

It is precisely by presenting themselves as for all kinds of things that will appeal to voters while never mentioning Israel that we are in the tail wagging the dog situation shown in the past two years but present decades before.

Never forget what should be obvious to all, liberty and justice for all is the antithesis of ethnic supremacy. We see the ugly in Israel and with ICE we are seeing a sample of ugly here in the US. MAGA is bigotry. Israel OUT of all US politics should be our goal. We owe it to the millions of Palestinians who have had their land taken from them since 1948, since 1967 the US being all out to help the ethnic cleansing.

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X K's avatar

You said it, just change that distance from within 100 miles of Congress to 1,000.

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Tom's avatar

I'd be willing to bet a substantial sum (to me, anyway, not likely to him) that Schumer has grown filthy rich at a much faster pace during Republican administrations than Democrat, although the rate of growth would be astoundingly high for most of us here reading and commenting. Schumer and Pelosi (same generation, mind you) are the exact reason that Clintonism and the fake hopey changey Obamism became the de-facto "philosophy" of the Democratic Party. To wit: They've both become incredibly rich favoring big tech, the Rx and "health insurance" industry, Wall Street in general and of course, warmongering. I won't go into the other [REDACTED] areas of Schumer's loyalties that also probably play a huge role in this, but people can figure that out for themselves and it starts with an "I"....

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X K's avatar

Place that bet, it'd be a sure one.

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Susan Becraft's avatar

Ever the cynic, I say it doesn’t matter who replaces Schumer. None of these people gives a rat’s behind about anyone but themselves.

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Chris G's avatar

In terms of fighting for and defending the interests of the US working class, the Democratic Party has been largely irrelevant since the inauguration of Jimmy Carter.

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X K's avatar

True, many put the start of Grand Theft the People with Clinton, but it actually originated with Carter ushering in neoliberalism. He's escaped that in his legacy.

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John Reynolds's avatar

The Chuckster should spend a week in an Israeli political prison disguised as an Arab getting beaten and raped by the ethno Supremacists he's unconditionally supported since his days in Hebrew school.

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Cécile Stelzer-Johnson's avatar

His faith, his religion is blinding him to the horrors committed by Bibi Netanyahu, I'm afraid.

Love, hate and religion makes many lose their minds.

One thing is certain: we are in contravention of the Leahy laws, and we should stop. Not in our name! We've never been honest brokers in the Middle East conflicts, and we've spent enormous treasure there since 1948 , and for what?!

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X K's avatar

And for what?! Why to fulfill the universal law of Israeli/Zionist entitlement and supremacy.

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Ash's avatar

Gross. You should be disguised as a Jew and raped on October 7th.

Why can't you be against Schumer without bringing his ethnicity into this? It's irrelevant and hateful.

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John Reynolds's avatar

I would never chose to live in an apartheid state. Anywho, the Chuckster brings his ethnicity into his politics so he's fair game

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Ash's avatar

No he doesn't.

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John Reynolds's avatar

"We love Israel in our bones... I will never underestimate the grave threats Israel faces — and has faced — for the entirety of its existence, nor will I ever underestimate the oppression that the Jewish people have endured for millennia" The Chuckster

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Ash's avatar

Not the best language in the title. Especially after the Charlie Kirk murder. If it needs the star to explain it, switch it!

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May's avatar

After this train wreck capitulation, a bit of edginess is in order.

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Randy's avatar

Thanks for all your comments but I don't believe ANYTHING you are saying.

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Abigail Joy's avatar

I have long thought that We the People need the ability to demand a vote of no confidence when our leaders betray us, the way other countries can.

For example, Kirsten Sinema should have been kicked out immediately when she did a 180 on all the promises she made to her voters. Same with Fetterman. Same with Obama... And every other traitor. They should not be allowed to finish their terms. Otherwise democracy is meaningless, if our representatives don't respond to our pressure! As it is now, our so-called representatives have immunity for several years, the minute they take office. This is a flaw in our system.

(P.S. Very poor taste to allude to d*ath in today's political climate.)

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May's avatar

If Democrats are ready for a leader that will fight relentlessly on kitchen table issues, they need look no further than Bernie Sanders. Yes. He's not a Democrat, but in this moment that bucks establishment norms, what could be more appropriate than a fiesty outsider?

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Discount Gentleman's avatar

And yet, he refuses to call of Schumer to step down too. Sanders recently, particularly in the last couple of years since the Israeli genocide began, has stepped back from challenging the party leadership.

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May's avatar

Yes. I think after slapping down his run for President, twice, Bernie figured he could take the Senate committee appointments and do what he can there. I'm not convinced that it has to do with the genocide. He is too old to run for President, but is still well respected in the Senate. It was a terrible injustice what the party did to him.

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Discount Gentleman's avatar

I agree, I think both elements are part of it. Bernie is ultimately a party player, a negotiator, and always has been. That isn't a slap, by the way, it's an inherent part of being in politics for decades, but people who were trying to project onto him some revolutionary figure were always being silly. But what that means is he would not and will not challenge the leadership, and the party has made it clear they will never allow him in any kind of leadership position, so this is a dead-end. He's gone as far as he can go.

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May's avatar

Yes. On to the next generation.

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Oliver Barbeau's avatar

Call your senators o'clock

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Scott Burson's avatar

(To William M. Arkin: "loathe" is a verb; the adjective you want is "loath".)

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Sean's avatar

They'll just slot in another loser like the current minority whip whose job also is to allegedly keep the caucus in line and who either "failed" to keep 8 votes from breaking for the other side, or was helping coordinate the surrender.

Just another rotating villain moment

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kathleen quinn's avatar

If people are clamoring for a bold risk taker as a replacement for Schumer then Murphy is not showing much qualification for the job if he wants to get it yet won't say so publicly. I've read Schumer wants Schatz of Hawaii to replace him when he decides to step down, with no indication of when that might be in Schumer's mind. Apparently there is no doubt Schatz will replace Durbin as whip when Durbin retires.

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Ken Klippenstein's avatar

I generally agree but I mean at least he’s competent

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DANA's avatar

No

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