Schumer: Democrats will block CR. Update: Maybe not?

[mcar]

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220134988



Per Meidas Touch/Bluesky:

BREAKING: Senate Democrats have the votes to block the Republican Continuing Resolution, which was loaded with poison pills. Sen. Schumer says the Democratic caucus is unified on a clean short term resolution that would keep current funding through April 11.

BREAKING: Senate Democrats have the votes to block the Republican Continuing Resolution, which was loaded with poison pills. Sen. Schumer says the Democratic caucus is unified on a clean short term resolution that would keep current funding through April 11.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-03-12T20:24:37.568Z

[ibegurpard]

1. Thank you!

Can we put a stake in the thread about them caving now?

[crimycarny]

22. I will be SO happy to be proven wrong!!

I was one of those "why are Dems caving?" complainers. I will be so, so, SO happy to be proven wrong!!!!

[Tansy_Gold]

44. You and me both!

[senseandsensibility]

51. Yeah, assuming they follow through (sorry for the cynicism)

I am happy to be proven wrong too. Well, I didn't really predict anything, but I wasn't happy with what I was reading on bluesky and other places.
Maybe the phone calls helped!

[crimycarny]

168. Welp, looks like your cynicism was spot on

Just read that Schumer capitulated.

📌BREAKING: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer just announced that he plans to vote to advance a government funding bill, which is a green light for Musk/Trump to continue terrorizing Americans.

📌I am calling for him to step down immediately. He is no damn leader.

— D. Earl Stephens (@dearlstephens.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T22:56:56.495Z

[senseandsensibility]

169. Yup

First, I was happy to be wrong. Now being right gives me no pleasure.

[bob4460]

70. Also am I

So thankful that the earlier reports were wrong.

[MustLoveBeagles]

83. Same here

[SheltieLover]

146. Me too, Beagles!

[calimary]

143. So will I!

[Celerity]

164. No stake, as they are likely going to fold:

Schumer to vote YES for cloture

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220134988

[ibegurpard]

165. We'll see i guess

Keep calling them and if they cave be ready to primary every one that did

[no_hypocrisy]

2. No sh*t! Really???

[newdeal2]

4. Let's hope so

[OrlandoDem2]

5. YES!! NOW START FRAMING THE ISSUE!! Democrats have to say they will work with the GOP and WH but

This bill is bad for America!!

No more breaks for billionaires! No more unelected wealthy bureaucrats like Musk!

Don’t teach. Don’t explain. Just repeat a few key ideas. And tell Americans what you stand for!

[wordstroken]

35. Exactly!!

[returnee]

64. They should convey what's wrong with the bill...

…with the angry affect it deserves, because it’s total shit for the people! Give us a bill that’s good for America or go pound sand!

[Wiz Imp]

93. They have said that already. Hopefully the mainstream media will start picking it

up and broadcasting it. They do need to keep repeating it and get louder with it because, unfortunately, they need the media to help them get their message out to lower information voters.

[orangecrush]

109. THIS X 1000

[ReRe]

140. Amen!

[Pisces]

6. Good!! Do not bend to this administration!! The world is watching us in horror!!!!!

[Alice B.]

7. I'm going to start crying again. This feels like coming up for air, however briefly.

Nt

[crimycarny]

25. Me too!

I don't want to jinx it by being hopeful, but if the Dems truly stand strong and don't cave it will be the first ray of hope I've had in a while.

[orangecrush]

110. Buckle up

It's gonna get bumpy.

[Alice B.]

118. Just need a moment to get my stomach under control before we take off again, lol

[orangecrush]

119. ...

[lindysalsagal]

8. Hope so but afraid to get my hopes up.

[William769]

9. Yes! Now er are going in the right direction!

[republianmushroom]

10. Well shall see.

Have heard this kind of crap better.

[malaise]

11. Great news

Rec

[MichMan]

12. Keep it shut down as long as it takes

Until the midterms if need be or until Musk resigns and all the DOGE cuts are restored.

[Celerity]

13. great news, if it happens

[EarthFirst]

14. Giddyup!

This dumpster fire belongs to the GOP

Let them squirm it out with their already disgruntled constituents…

[bigtree]

15. so the gaslighting reports which drove so many to drag their own party's legislators was false?

...go figure.

[Nanjeanne]

17. Probably not. Probably it was the thousands of phone calls to their legislators that changed the narrative

Yup - that's much more like it!

[demmiblue]

34. Yep. n/t

[bigtree]

37. I'm not one who's inclined to doubt the party first

...and if I was looking at the odds, making a bet, I would have taken heed of the vote in the House on the same bill which only got ONE Democratic vote out of 214.

Or, looked at the House budget reconciliation bill which we saw a unanimous Dem minority party vote against the republican majority.

Or, maybe listened to what the Dem leaders were saying.

Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer Mar 6
Whatever Trump and Republicans in Congress say

Here are the facts—The GOP budget goals mean they’re going to slash Medicaid or Medicare.

And all to give tax cuts to their billionaires’ club.

Democrats will never stop fighting for Medicaid and Medicare.

[Nanjeanne]

40. Yes we know you aren't. I don't think anyone doubts that.

[bigtree]

45. it's because I have time to pay attention to what our party is doing

...although, even when I was working 6 days a week, I still cheated sleep getting the facts for myself and sharing them out.

I have good reason to have faith in people who've already fought republicans in often years long elections and won, many repeatedly. That's a no-brainer for me.

I do still wonder, though, what those folks at The Hill who gaslighted everyone here this morning is thinking up for their next Dem doubting demagoguery?

[Nanjeanne]

46. Don't assume people who disagree w/you don't also have time to pay attention - cause many many do. They just dont agree.

[bigtree]

59. that hasn't been my observation.

...and I seriously doubt people who say things like 'Dems are weak' or 'Dems aren't doing anything' or 'Dems will fold' or 'Dems don't know how to fight' are paying more attention to the party and our legislators than they are the inside of their own fearful minds.

I just do.

Can't prove any of that by me. People do try, though.

[Nanjeanne]

60. Well you assume wrong as I say it and am very involved. But you do you and don't spend time assigning

descriptors to people you don’t know. Just do yourself.

[bigtree]

66. now, you know well I didn't attribute that to you

...or I would directly say so.

But I've had more replies from more folks, than just this one cordial converstion with you.

I'm sorry if I offended you, but that's been my experience. Not just looking at general responses, but assertions made that are just provably false.

That's what I'm talking about, facts, not your very valuable opinions which may disagree with my own, but facts to support assertions.

[ibegurpard]

62. People will stop saying that

When they start seeing a lot more of this instead of lectures from leadership about too many phone calls and how they can't do anything because they're in the minority. Yeah we know. Use all the tools you can then be loud about it whip all your members to vote against the condemnation of the one member who had an effective protest against the Trump propaganda show and organize a united one next time.
Doing the everyday legislative work isn't enough if you can't find ways to let people know about it.

[ibegurpard]

47. They were reporting what they heard at the moment

And here is their latest report which is probably due at least in part to senators being contacted en masse by people who want them to stand up and not knuckle under instead of just trusting them.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5191508-senate-democrats-vote-government-funding-30-day-cr/

[bigtree]

57. I'm sure they heard from Dems

...but believing The Hill is quite another thing that I'd caution against any day of the week when it comes to Democrats.

They didn't have shit to run with on that report and buried the lede which said a decision hadn't been made.

There was a caucus meeting and a decision was made.

None of that occurred in the minds of Hill editors who gaslighted people here today. They just wanted the clickbait which was win-win for them.

[Wiz Imp]

97. Don't forget, Democrats voted unanimously against the initial Senate reconciliation

bill as well. Before the vote last night, many thought that if Democrats in the House were united and got few defections, then the Senate was fairly likely to stand strong and vote against it as well. A bunch of Hose Democrats voting for it would have made it harder for Senate Dems to justify voting against it. So for all the heat Jeffries has taken here recently, he deserves big kudos for holding his caucus together on this (with only 1 defection which ended up not making a difference). That said, the Phone Calls certainly couldn't have hurt and may have helped allay the concerns of a few who were the most likely to be wavering.

[ZRB]

61. Sure

[sprinkleeninow]

107. I prompted myself to put a call in to Schumer.

Which I did. His NY office. 2 actually to complete my stance. Regarding SS benefits and that all Dems should stand together and vote no on the CR. No caving!

[lapucelle]

126. What narrative? N/T

[mcar]

24. I'm finding more and more I just have to ignore social media,

keep breathing, and wait till something actual gets reported.

[paleotn]

84. Wild conjecture and associated freak out appears to be more enjoyable to some.

I don't get it either.

[bob4460]

71. I was one of them

And I am so glad I was wrong

[bigtree]

76. I feel ya

...it's hard to wade through the deliberate gaslighting.

There's not one person in the Dem leadership in either House who I don't believe is fully engaged in this fight to win everywhere they're able, notwithstanding the expectations for them to do more outside of that purely legislative effort.

[Nanjeanne]

16. I sincerely hope so. But Dems must immediately start saying "Ball is in R's court now. If there's a government shutdown

it is the Republican's fault. Dems are willing to negotiate with Rs to make the bill better."

They need to get out in front of this . . . and put the right people out there for messaging. But keep repeating "if there is a shutdown it is the Republican's fault for not allowing Dems to negotiate on this bill."

[yorkster]

18. Oh please oh please

[ancianita]

19. Finally. Unity.

While the Muskovite's 60+ DOGE employees continue their insurgency fuckups.

[GiqueCee]

20. Good...

... and may Republican cojones adorn trailer hitches across the country, but especially Pee Wee Johnson's, if he has any.

[Katcat]

49. Honestly

I think Mike Johnson is gay. There’s nothing wrong with it but hiding it has to be nerve wracking. And potentially blackmail able.

[Haggard Celine]

89. I think so too.

I thought it from the first time I saw him. But sometimes my radar isn't accurate.

[Torchlight]

21. Very good to hear

and a great time to remind the electorate of what McConnell had told us in not too recent past: "What we did learn is this -- it's a hostage that's worth ransoming"

[HereForTheParty]

23. Pass the crow

[bigtree]

50. everyone is anxious and on edge

...that's not anyone here's fault.

After losing so much, it's that much easier to believe in failure. I do think we should expect the vast majority of our elected ones want to win just as much as we do.

It's their very own relevance in our democracy at stake in this fight, Dems even more than republicans at this point.

I'm basically as fucking relieved as anyone, though.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

174. How's it taste?

[HereForTheParty]

176. I had to pass it back

I was sure Schumer would cave. He said he wasn't. I asked for crow. Now he says he will cave. Whiplash.

[Nanjeanne]

26. A big THANK YOU to all you who called and emailed your Senators. Our voices make a difference . . . sometimes

[SleeplessinSoCal]

36. time to email back to say "Thank you"

[Mike Nelson]

27. I saw him being called...

... "a Palestinian" by Crooked Donald at his event today. While there is nothing wrong with being a Palestinian, Sen Schumer is not... I thought, well, this could mean something.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

28. If only there wzs a liberal tv outlet to counter

The wave of non stop hysterical blaming and shaming that will emanate from Faux.

[hadEnuf]

147. We should have had a mainstream liberal outlet 25 years ago.

But even now one would help greatly. The right dominates the media.

[sellitman]

29. Get a spine or get out.

I'm sick of capitulating to the party of Putin.

[mcar]

31. I think you're replying to the wrong OP

[sellitman]

178. Didn't see the update

[paleotn]

88. Ummm, they did?

[sellitman]

177. Didn't see the update when I posted.

[nilram]

30. Still, time to call Senators and thank them.

[Maru Kitteh]

32. They fuckin' better. Time to get on with this thing. Delay serves ONLY maga, no one else.

Republicans MUST be made to own this government, immediately. It’s the only hope this country has left.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

33. Take that Fetterman!

[Polybius]

171. Yeah

They both are supporting the bill now.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

172. this is confounding.

I don't want a shutdown to further erode Social Security. We would lose our home without SS. But the Republicans destruction derby is a disaster for all but the wealthy.

[EarthFirst]

38. Will this include the 30-day CR as well...

Give them NOTHING outside of a clean CR!

[Wiz Imp]

101. ?? That's what the Dems are calling for - a 30 day (truly) clean CR and an opportunity

to negotiate the budget for the remainder of the fiscal year (which they were completely shut out of on this current CR in question)

[Hassler]

39. Outstanding. I usually don't have good

Things to say about schmucky Chucky, but gotta give him credit today.

[Ollie Garkie]

41. Oh wow.

Oh wow how many cells of spinal tissue to make a whole column?

[kansasobama]

42. Finally-Are they developing spine?

Wow

[Mr.WeRP]

43. Glad I called Markey and said block it or face primary

When I heard he would support it, I flipped. There is no point in keeping the government open if it is only going to harm people anyways, especially those who would be harmed by a shutdown. We need Dems to fight this Admin tooth and nail

[Paladin]

48. Gratified to see this from Schumer.

And I say that as someone who has posted some critical comments about the Senator (and the rest of Democratic leadership), in recent days.

Hope to hell there's some meaningful follow-through on this.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

95. I'm right there with you... gotta hand it to Schumer!!

[JustAnotherGen]

53. I hope so

But it's not guaranteed.

[COL Mustard]

54. As someone in the Government

I hate to see a shutdown, however brief. They are so disruptive and stressful for everyone. But I'd hate to see this bill get through Congress as I understand it's written. It seems like there are a number of poison pills in it like cutting DC's budget by $1B with 6 months to go in the FY.

Also I heard Thune earlier today talking about how this is all the Democrats' fault. What the Actual F??? R's control the House, the Senate AND the White House so no farkin' way is this anyone's fault but theirs. I try not to actually hate anyone but damn they make it hard.

[mcar]

78. Thanks for this perspective

[CousinIT]

55. GOOD. Make the asshats negotiate to STOP Muskrat/DOGE from shutting it down agency by agency AND...

.....looting and destroying OUR healthcare, retirement, and VA benefits.

Because MAGAGOP and "DOGE" are shutting it down anyway. And this shit is ALL on them.

[bluestarone]

56. I like.

[BoRaGard]

58. OK, now Dems should do a massive DOG & PONY SHOW

To dramatically bring home what we are doing, why we are doing it, and why (no matter how many lies they tell) republicons are fully responsible for this big stinking mess.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

96. THIS RIGHT HERE!! Otherwise we win the battle, but lose the war... GO CHUCK!!

[MichMan]

63. No to any CR period

Until all the DOGE cuts are reversed, DOGE disbanded and Musk resigns.

Force the Republicans to come up with a regular budget using reconciliation. That way they don't need the Democrats to lift a finger to pass anything.

[617Blue]

65. Keep Calling. Keep up the press.

[Scrivener7]

67. They better!

[bob4460]

68. Thank you Democrats!

They need to fight and block everything like Mitch McConnell.

[OilemFirchen]

69. I'd love to express my surprise at the number of Yabbuts on this post...

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but I'm not able to.

I am a very tiny bit amused by the apologists for The Hill, but not enough to elicit a chuckle.

All in all, a predictable day at Ye Olde Democratic Underground, Version Ermigod.

[sheshe2]

151. +1

[gab13by13]

72. Thank you very much

[mackdaddy]

73. What was passed by the house was NOT a 3page 'Clean' CR but a 90 page give away of power to Trump/Musk

Apparently it has all kinds of goodies that let's Trump not follow the congressional allocations and prevents congress from being able to stop trump's emergency powers declaration.

[Prairie_Seagull]

74. Should this come to pass,

the fighting that follows should be a big sign who the democrats will likely be going forward.

Fingers crossed and praying to Scooby DOOO.

IMO

[Think. Again.]

75. If that proves to be true...

...it will be the first time since a fascist government took over the U.S. that mr. schumer has gathered our Dem Senators in unified resistance to protect our Democracy.

I certainly hope it will be the belated Senate opposition to fascism mr. schumer seems to be saying it will be.

[LonePirate]

77. Hold your enthusiastic horses here

I read that Dems want a vote on Sen. Patty Murray’s CR - a vote that will ultimately fail. Once it does, supposedly Dems will be able to vote for the House CR because Dems are just wanting a vote on a different CR.

[HereForTheParty]

155. I heard the same

If they tried this BS I think that would be worse than just voting for the original CR.

[RJW62]

79. Big mistake

I think Senate Dems are playing with fire here. Trump and Musk want a government shutdown, and this is going to help tank the economy even faster.

[senseandsensibility]

81. Welcome to DU!

[Skittles]

139. well then repukes should be NEGOTIATING with Dems

otherwise, FUCK REPUKES, THEY OWN IT

[progressoid]

80. Hope so.

[betsuni]

82. I came here earlier and it was high tide of screaming about how shitty "complicit" Democrats are so

thought, I'll wait till the grown-ups come and calm down the children and went back to bed.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

173. How are those grownups treating you now?

[betsuni]

175. Tantrum-screaming: they hate bad establishment Democrat mommy, eagerly assuming evil intentions, they know everything!

It's politics. I don't know what's going on and will listen to the grown-ups before making up my mind. What a radical idea.

[PortTack]

85. Okay...can those bashing Sen Schumer admit you were wrong and give the Dems some breathing room??!!

[mcar]

86. Don't hold your breath

[senseandsensibility]

87. Several on this thread have already done that

[displacedvermoter]

94. Breathing room meant to me calling

our Democratic Senators and telling them we have their backs when they take this risky move. I hope it worked, and I hope they play their cards right. They have the power right now.

[mollie8]

90. Yes!

Way to go! We're not blocking government, just demanding a clean CR. Take out the poison stuff! Shout it to the rooftops so that everyone will know what's really happening.

[Wiz Imp]

91. I know it hasn't happened yet, so things could still change but

this is what I expected all along. I've never been happier to be right.

[Bobstandard]

92. Nope. It's more bs. Establishment Dems cave again

Josh Marshall points out the infuriating truth here.

3/ The point of this to temporarily confuse the issue so that Senate Ds can say they vote for their version while allowing the GOP version to pass. The critical point is that it's handing the GOP the 60 vote threshold for nothing.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) 2025-03-12T22:11:06.323Z

]
3/The point of this to temporarily confuse the issue so that Senate Ds can say they vote for their version while allowing the GOP version to pass. The critical point is that it's handing the GOP the 60 vote threshold for nothing.

[Tansy_Gold]

98. I just saw this, too.

[Wiz Imp]

103. Where's Josh Marshall's evidence of this?

[orangecrush]

111. Other posters on Bluesky

Doubt the veracity of the post

[obamanut2012]

132. Zero proof

[AllaN01Bear]

99. ding. this /

[BrianTheEVGuy]

100. This is the right approach

Vote “no.” Don’t filibuster.

[BumRushDaShow]

102. He posts on Threads (that does embed on DU)

Post by @senschumer

View on Threads

senschumer
2h
Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort.But Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their Continuing Resolution without any input from Congressional Democrats.Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to pass the House CR.Our caucus is unified on a clean 30-day CR that will keep the government open and give Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass. We should vote on that.

[flashman13]

104. Schumer MUST hold the line. If Democrats break ranks he needs to go.

That includes you Fetterman.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

161. I think he will... it's our only defense against these Rethuglicon fascists!!

[BumRushDaShow]

105. Wanted to add that NPR had an interview with Sen. Chris Coons aired this morning and he had the perfect response

Why Sen. Chris Coons is voting "no" on spending bill that would stop a government shutdown

March 12, 2025 4:25 AM ET

By Mansee Khurana

(snip)

Martin: Republicans, starting with Trump, have made it clear they're going to blame the Democrats for shutting down the government if that happens. What are the arguments for voting against it?

Senator Coons: President Trump and Elon Musk are already shutting down the government for the time he's been president now just over 50 days. They have torn through agency after agency. A government shutdown is already underway and it's being done piecemeal, without planning, without any kindness or decency to folks who've served as veterans and helped keep our nation safe and help run our Social Security agency. So first, the argument for not giving President Trump and Elon Musk more power to do more bad, to move money around at will, to shut down more organizations and to give it our vote.

(snip)

Don't let the media "define" us and what is going on!

[Javaman]

106. I'll believe it when I see it.

I’m so jaded at this point I’m green

[orangecrush]

108. Hit them where it hurts most

Give them a taste of their own sewage

[pat_k]

112. Clean CR? Nothing addressing DT's unilateral shutdown of parts of of our gov?

It doesn't matter what's in the CR. Trump's executive branch will shut down what he doesn't like and do whatever the fuck he wants to do. As far as I'm concerned, the only thing that shouldn't be blocked is a CR with a "sense of the Senate" statement calling out the Executive Branch's lawlessness and making it clear that unless there is a reversal the only vote any member of the House or Senate who cares about restoring the constitutional order will be casting is "Present."

I dread the fallout of a shut down, but the pretense that our government can continue with this level of lawlessness must somehow end.

[mcar]

113. And how would that happen exactly

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Be precise.

[Jimvanhise]

114. THERE'S AN EASY WAY

Strip out the tax cuts for the morbidly rich (who already have more money than they could spend if they live 200 years) and everything will balance. 8 years ago Walt Disney's daughter (who is very rich) said that they didn't need a tax cut because they already have lots of money.

[mcar]

115. Easy peasy

How will that get through Congress?

[Wiz Imp]

122. The tax cuts are not in the CR

They are in the FY 26 budget which is still be worked on by Republicans and won't likely be voted on for at least another month.

[Emile]

116. So give up and give them to April 11 and then what?

[mcar]

121. What do you mean by give up?

It is either pass this CR or vote against it.

[Emile]

123. Short term resolution.

[mcar]

128. And

That’s what the Dems want.

[Emile]

130. Lets hope the republicans negotiate fairly.

[Emile]

148. Happy Anniversary

[mcar]

149. Hey, thanks!

I didn't realize. 23 years.

[Emile]

150. I saw your name listed in Earls daily post

in the Lounge.

[Wiz Imp]

124. The point of short term CR is to then allow Democrats a seat

at the table to negotiate a more palatable CR to last through the end of the fiscal year.

[Emile]

125. I understand that. We should have been at the

negotiation table all along. By giving them more time now, will this be a guarantee they will negotiate in good faith?

[Wiz Imp]

127. They will if that short term CR would pass - the Republicans would basically

be agreeing to that by providing the votes to pass. If the Republicans don't pass it, then there is a shutdown. So the Democrats are basically setting up a situation of either you allow us in on the negotiations for a better CR in the next 30 days or we shut down the government. Worst case scenario is they renege on the negotiations, but even if they did that, the Dems still get clean CR for an extra month without all the extra bad things the Republicans have tried to add to it. After 30 days, rinse and repeat.

[Emile]

129. True, we'll see how it turns out. I do hope you are right.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

117. Yet there are few on DU who are saying he and the Dems are doing nothing

Maybe I need to add to my ignore list.

[Hotler]

120. Thank you. Now get the team unified on everything else.

[Meowmee]

131. And what happens in April?

I emailed my senators to vote no on cloture, and the R funding bill. What about that? Also someone here posted that R are relinquishing the ability to vote to stop tariffs according to a nyt article can D do anything about that?

This is very important and would help stop orange psycho from trashing the economy.


https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016399569

[vapor2]

134. what about Fetterman??

[Tansy_Gold]

136. Fetterman already said he's a "no" on shutdown

[SunSeeker]

138. None of the Dems want a shutdown.

But that doesn't mean they'll be blackmailed into voting for a Continuing Resolution full of poison pills! If the Republicans don't want a shutdown, pass a CLEAN CR. Fetterman should get with the program.

[kelly1mm]

135. Wasn't it just like (checks notes) last year that Senate Democrats were calling for the abolition of the filibuster

as it was an 'anti-democratic relic of Jim Crow'?

Wasn't the general consensus here on DU the same? That is should be gotten rid of?

[SunSeeker]

137. Good! Clean CR only! No GOP bullshit!

[PufPuf23]

141. Much, much better. Schumer had many worried. I was. nt

[ReRe]

142. Did anyone watch Lawrence O'Donnell last night?

Could the reason for Chuck Schumer's "about face" be what Lawrence lead his show with last night?

In one of Trump's Oval Office coffee table pressers yesterday, Donald Trump said "Schumer is Palestinian. He's not Jewish anymore."

And not one journalist present stopped him in his tracks & questioned him about such an absurd statement. Not one.



Edit: to correct spelling.

[nwduke]

144. The Democrats

Need to thoroughly and publicly explain what the poison pills are! You must also bring it down to a 3rd grade level explanation so that the MAGAt cultists can understand! The majority of these idiots are the ones who will lose out on President Musks edicts!

[barbtries]

145. Called my Democratic rep today,

again.
But what I told the person (an actual human, which never, ever happens with tillis or budd) today is that Rep Foushee should NEVER vote with republicans. Let them dig their own grave.

[spanone]

152. Thank you Senator.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

153. YESSSSSS!!

[Celerity]

154. or not

Senate Democrats eye plan that would allow vote on GOP funding bill and avoid shutdown

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220133962

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

158. Can't believe it... I don't understand that strategy.

[Celerity]

159. ....

3/ The point of this to temporarily confuse the issue so that Senate Ds can say they vote for their version while allowing the GOP version to pass. The critical point is that it's handing the GOP the 60 vote threshold for nothing.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) 2025-03-12T22:11:06.323Z

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

160. Okaaaayyyy... so who's buyin this?!

[Celerity]

162. Well, there is this from earlier today:

Senate Democrats eye plan that would allow vote on GOP funding bill and avoid shutdown

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220133962

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

170. LOL, I "buy" what you are SAYIN... just not sure about the reasoning given at the link you posted.

[ajmstpete]

156. I Called both VA Senators Today

I called Senator Kaine and Warner’s offices today @ [phone] & spoke to a staff member for both. Asked them both to vote against cloture and the spending bill. Can’t believe that I am hoping for a government shutdown, but we cannot carry on like this until September.

[dsp3000]

157. Dems gonna grow a spine??? and take a fucking stand??!

do something!

[senseandsensibility]

163. Nope

Guess it was a head fake.

[mcar]

166. Ugh.

[alarimer]

167. Guess he lied to us

Allowing these cowards to vote for cloture means they can vote against the actual bill, which will pass without them. Then they can shrug and say "we tried."

Well, no, you spineless weasels, you didn't.

All these people need to be primaried. We need to start building a new party of people with actual guts.

We are screwed.