I appreciate your expressing at length your thoughts about whether it is correct to blame and replace Schumer as Senate Leader. I feel similarly, that we don’t know what happened behind closed doors and that he is likely not as responsible as he’s being made out to be. I agree he should be replaced as Leader, but for other reasons, that he appears to me to have handled this fairly well, and what angers me most is the all-knowing, unforgiving, holier-than-thou attitude I have experienced from people who want him out now, or else! There is a lot of nuance and complexity in what is happening now, and we need to appreciate differences of opinion, the importance of unity with and extending grace to fellow Dems, and the potential for good to come out of this if we hold our unity, continue to do the work, and put hope into action.
I think we have asked Leader Jeffries and Schumer to be the face of our movement when the face should be us. Let’s be real Jeffries wasn’t comfortable being on camera until a couple months ago if you compare and contrast today vs Jan you can see real growth.
Here is the problem with Effective Democrats they make the role they are in look easy when you are whipping numbers for votes and you like mom or dad in the caucus. It’s unglamorous work which should be (I hope in the future ) regulated to the backrooms.
My opinion from Sunday vote I wasn’t mad and I stand tall with my opinion.Senator Jeanne Shaheen said Chuck was aware what was going on the entire time . Also I trust that Chuck wanted to make this as painful as possible and wanted to make sure if there was an end we got something for it. Our Happy Warrior Tim Kaine confirmed it ,wins on last Tuesday night and Abigail speech told him it was time to reach out and stop the madness. We’re dems not sociopaths . We had points to make and we made them ACA costs especially . We dont like hurting people we actually do like people and want the best outcome for them. If the GQP doesn’t do the December vote thats on them. Everyone in America will be pissed at them . It’s beyond time they face people at the ballot box or townhalls or their communities . They dont get to destroy people lives just because . On top of that if they want to crush the ACA then allow them to do it. It’s time for Medicare for all. I m damn sure the new incoming dems feel the same way. Yes we are all gonna be in pain (side note to complain I loved getting my insurance through ACA I was paying $15.00 then last week I saw my insurance for next year was gonna be $330 monthly I was forced this week to go on my insurance via my new job (basically maybe 300 monthly) . It’s not perfect solution. Its would have been great if people understood which party actually stands by them but this a lesson every one has to learn. From the Maga Crazies to the Left Purists. Politics isn’t perfect and the majority choice may not be your choice but at least hear them out before you judge them. Or show you what they can or can’t do for the community.
I appreciate you promoting the wins as always, but I feel like your introduction starts from assuming that the vote was truly something Schumer didn't want. Personally, I think the argument that Schumer gave those Democrats either explicit or tacit permission to vote that way shouldn't be ignored. He's a real instutionalist and it's very likely that he saw things moving toward the Republicans nuking the filibuster to reopen the government. Trump was publicly giving him those marching orders after all. It's not too far a leap to suggest that Schumer is the kind of person who would prioritize the preservation of minority rights like the filibuster over what he would see as a shorter term fight like this one, even if he thought it was winnable. That's the kind of thinking an institutionalist would have. I disagree with it vigorously, but I don't think it's far-fetched.
If those were the same places where you heard the list you published before the vote, it might be worth considering that the fallibility of that information.
Maybe that list was accurate, but because of our rapid response, things changed. Also people not knowing who’s in a private meeting is different than people not knowing what They heard directly from Chuck Schumer about himself
I like your intro essays, which does not mean I agree with you. To me, the problems
with the Senate Dems giving up as they did are multiple. There’s the consequences for health care, the people who can’t afford it immediately and all the ripple effects. There’s teaching $rump that if he escalates cruelty, he wins. There’s the betrayal of all the people who cared that Dems were finally showing spines. Betrayal not only by what they did, but how they did it - deciding secretly among themselves and pretending that only the five who openly switched votes are responsible for the decision. As if the voters and Dem base are marks to be manipulated, not coworkers to be treated with respect in the form of honesty.
Here’s one thing you might not know, when the CR comes up again in January, snap will be paid in full furloghed workers will get paid and service members will get paid plus there’s no holiday weekend coming up. We will be in a much stronger place in January to do this the week before Thanksgiving is not a strong week and could’ve ended up undermining the whole process because people would be blaming those on the ACA for not being able to fly home for the holidays. This is just one point of view. It’s totally fine if you have another I just wanna share this one with you.
This is the best thing you have ever written. Excellent in every way. Completely convincing and so compassionate. Thanks for doing this. I will repost to many!
I appreciate your expressing at length your thoughts about whether it is correct to blame and replace Schumer as Senate Leader. I feel similarly, that we don’t know what happened behind closed doors and that he is likely not as responsible as he’s being made out to be. I agree he should be replaced as Leader, but for other reasons, that he appears to me to have handled this fairly well, and what angers me most is the all-knowing, unforgiving, holier-than-thou attitude I have experienced from people who want him out now, or else! There is a lot of nuance and complexity in what is happening now, and we need to appreciate differences of opinion, the importance of unity with and extending grace to fellow Dems, and the potential for good to come out of this if we hold our unity, continue to do the work, and put hope into action.
You expressed your ideas well. Thank you!
I think we have asked Leader Jeffries and Schumer to be the face of our movement when the face should be us. Let’s be real Jeffries wasn’t comfortable being on camera until a couple months ago if you compare and contrast today vs Jan you can see real growth.
Here is the problem with Effective Democrats they make the role they are in look easy when you are whipping numbers for votes and you like mom or dad in the caucus. It’s unglamorous work which should be (I hope in the future ) regulated to the backrooms.
My opinion from Sunday vote I wasn’t mad and I stand tall with my opinion.Senator Jeanne Shaheen said Chuck was aware what was going on the entire time . Also I trust that Chuck wanted to make this as painful as possible and wanted to make sure if there was an end we got something for it. Our Happy Warrior Tim Kaine confirmed it ,wins on last Tuesday night and Abigail speech told him it was time to reach out and stop the madness. We’re dems not sociopaths . We had points to make and we made them ACA costs especially . We dont like hurting people we actually do like people and want the best outcome for them. If the GQP doesn’t do the December vote thats on them. Everyone in America will be pissed at them . It’s beyond time they face people at the ballot box or townhalls or their communities . They dont get to destroy people lives just because . On top of that if they want to crush the ACA then allow them to do it. It’s time for Medicare for all. I m damn sure the new incoming dems feel the same way. Yes we are all gonna be in pain (side note to complain I loved getting my insurance through ACA I was paying $15.00 then last week I saw my insurance for next year was gonna be $330 monthly I was forced this week to go on my insurance via my new job (basically maybe 300 monthly) . It’s not perfect solution. Its would have been great if people understood which party actually stands by them but this a lesson every one has to learn. From the Maga Crazies to the Left Purists. Politics isn’t perfect and the majority choice may not be your choice but at least hear them out before you judge them. Or show you what they can or can’t do for the community.
I appreciate you promoting the wins as always, but I feel like your introduction starts from assuming that the vote was truly something Schumer didn't want. Personally, I think the argument that Schumer gave those Democrats either explicit or tacit permission to vote that way shouldn't be ignored. He's a real instutionalist and it's very likely that he saw things moving toward the Republicans nuking the filibuster to reopen the government. Trump was publicly giving him those marching orders after all. It's not too far a leap to suggest that Schumer is the kind of person who would prioritize the preservation of minority rights like the filibuster over what he would see as a shorter term fight like this one, even if he thought it was winnable. That's the kind of thinking an institutionalist would have. I disagree with it vigorously, but I don't think it's far-fetched.
That’s because that’s what I’m hearing consistently from everyone I talk to
If those were the same places where you heard the list you published before the vote, it might be worth considering that the fallibility of that information.
Maybe that list was accurate, but because of our rapid response, things changed. Also people not knowing who’s in a private meeting is different than people not knowing what They heard directly from Chuck Schumer about himself
I like your intro essays, which does not mean I agree with you. To me, the problems
with the Senate Dems giving up as they did are multiple. There’s the consequences for health care, the people who can’t afford it immediately and all the ripple effects. There’s teaching $rump that if he escalates cruelty, he wins. There’s the betrayal of all the people who cared that Dems were finally showing spines. Betrayal not only by what they did, but how they did it - deciding secretly among themselves and pretending that only the five who openly switched votes are responsible for the decision. As if the voters and Dem base are marks to be manipulated, not coworkers to be treated with respect in the form of honesty.
Here’s one thing you might not know, when the CR comes up again in January, snap will be paid in full furloghed workers will get paid and service members will get paid plus there’s no holiday weekend coming up. We will be in a much stronger place in January to do this the week before Thanksgiving is not a strong week and could’ve ended up undermining the whole process because people would be blaming those on the ACA for not being able to fly home for the holidays. This is just one point of view. It’s totally fine if you have another I just wanna share this one with you.
Excellent points as always!! Thank you! 😊
Hi there,
This is the best thing you have ever written. Excellent in every way. Completely convincing and so compassionate. Thanks for doing this. I will repost to many!