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xocetaceans

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2. If it wasn't the right time to vote against cloture in the Senate, it is not the right time to hawk a book....

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2025, 11:45 PM

Mar 18

Sounding off now on this issue does not rehabilitate Senator Schumer's erstwhile (if ever) image as a patriotic statesman who is a stalwart of the Senate and a guardian of human rights. He had a chance to fight, but he chose not to do so, voting instead with Trump's allies to invoke cloture.

Defeating one's political opponents is never done through quailing or simpering acquiescence to their demands.

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If it wasn't the right time to vote against cloture in the Senate, it is not the right time to hawk a book.... xocetaceans Mar 18 #2

You know, it's the book deal that makes this an even more "over-the-top" ridiculous issue for Chuck to be...... RussellCattle Mar 18 #3

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