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Tommymac

(7,263 posts) Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:29 PM Jan 2021

Holy Cow! Democrats have SPINE at last!!!!!!

McConnel crawls into his shell. He has caved.

Sen Schumer had told Rachel earlier today the there were no negotiations going on about control of the Senate.

Hey said stay tuned.

He was right.

Bravo Sen Schumer. I've been waiting 20 years for this moment. We The People have been unmuzzled!!!

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Holy Cow! Democrats have SPINE at last!!!!!! (Original Post) Tommymac Jan 2021 OP

its not about spine, its about votes. drray23 Jan 2021 #1

Yeah. But apparently this is the first time in 20 YEARS the Democrats have shown a spine ... StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #4

So much of this! nt Phoenix61 Jan 2021 #5

That's right. I always trust that Democrats want to do the right thing Walleye Jan 2021 #7

Thank you. sheshe2 Jan 2021 #9

Exactly, Drray, TY!.. I was going to post Cha Jan 2021 #15

Well said nt Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #22

I never had any doubt...we MUST support and trust our dem leaders Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #2

Yep. And there's another thread right now praising a former RNC chair attacking Dems. NYC Liberal Jan 2021 #8

What? sheshe2 Jan 2021 #13

Yep. 88 recs. NYC Liberal Jan 2021 #14

Thanks for the link. sheshe2 Jan 2021 #17

Oh of course.. DIDN"T FREAKING AGE WELL!!! Cha Jan 2021 #19

I knew Schumer could do it. Phoenix61 Jan 2021 #3

Who knew that Schumer might have had a plan? StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #10

Certainly NOT those Jumping the gun! Cha Jan 2021 #20

This isn't Schumer's first rodeo, and it sounds like The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #6

Yes, he appears very confident. BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2021 #11

That is no baby step, Lupus.nt sheshe2 Jan 2021 #16

Move out of bdamomma Jan 2021 #18

I despise backhanded "compliments" like this about our Democratic leadership. NurseJackie Jan 2021 #21

This was not a drama Johnny2X2X Jan 2021 #23

What the fuck. betsuni Jan 2021 #24

drray23

(7,634 posts)

1. its not about spine, its about votes.

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:33 PM

Jan 2021

many times democratic leaders are criticized for lacking spine when in truth , its for lacking votes.
You can stomp and hold your breath until blue in the face and it wont do anything unless and until you have the votes.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

4. Yeah. But apparently this is the first time in 20 YEARS the Democrats have shown a spine ...

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:34 PM

Jan 2021

So ...

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)

5. So much of this! nt

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:34 PM

Jan 2021

Walleye

(31,028 posts)

7. That's right. I always trust that Democrats want to do the right thing

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:35 PM

Jan 2021

sheshe2

(83,793 posts)

9. Thank you.

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:35 PM

Jan 2021

I really hate that term and it is used often, to often.

Cha

(297,323 posts)

15. Exactly, Drray, TY!.. I was going to post

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:45 PM

Jan 2021

& still am.. "My Dems Always have.. "spine"!!!"

That's a mighty broad brush. . the Dems have gotten a spine at last".. !

Dem4Life1102

(3,974 posts)

22. Well said nt

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 26, 2021, 08:33 AM

Jan 2021

Thekaspervote

(32,778 posts)

2. I never had any doubt...we MUST support and trust our dem leaders

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:33 PM

Jan 2021

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

8. Yep. And there's another thread right now praising a former RNC chair attacking Dems.

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:35 PM

Jan 2021

sheshe2

(83,793 posts)

13. What?

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:39 PM

Jan 2021

Seriously?

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

14. Yep. 88 recs.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:40 PM

Jan 2021

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215006297

sheshe2

(83,793 posts)

17. Thanks for the link.

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:47 PM

Jan 2021

Will go read.

Cha

(297,323 posts)

19. Oh of course.. DIDN"T FREAKING AGE WELL!!!

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:51 PM

Jan 2021

MAHALO, NYC Liberal!!

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)

3. I knew Schumer could do it.

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:34 PM

Jan 2021

It’s the quiet ones that bear watching.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

10. Who knew that Schumer might have had a plan?

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:36 PM

Jan 2021

He didn't announce it publicly in advance, so how was anyone to guess that he actually might know what he was doing?

Cha

(297,323 posts)

20. Certainly NOT those Jumping the gun!

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:53 PM

Jan 2021

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,748 posts)

6. This isn't Schumer's first rodeo, and it sounds like

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:34 PM

Jan 2021

he has no intention of being even slightly fucked with by Moscow Mitch.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)

12. Yes, he appears very confident.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:38 PM

Jan 2021

Fantastic!!!!!

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sheshe2

(83,793 posts)

16. That is no baby step, Lupus.nt

Reply to Name removed (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:45 PM

Jan 2021

bdamomma

(63,883 posts)

18. Move out of

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:49 PM

Jan 2021

the way.................there's a new sheriff in town!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They need our support and we still need to be vocal.

I can't wait to see all those new committee heads!!!

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

21. I despise backhanded "compliments" like this about our Democratic leadership.

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2021, 08:26 AM

Jan 2021

Holy Cow! Democrats have SPINE at last!!!!!!

It disgusts me to hear things like that. What exactly is meant by: "at last" ??? GMAFB, would ya? There can be no mistaking that by saying "at last" the implication is clear. It serves only one purpose: to promote some misguided belief or to make a false accusation that "previously the Democrats had been behaving like cowards". Ridiculous!

Johnny2X2X

(19,069 posts)

23. This was not a drama

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2021, 09:10 AM

Jan 2021

Dems have control of the Senate, period. McConnell was in no position to make demands. This was a manufactured drama, like a lot of things are today. Schumer didn’t have to give an inch and he didn’t.

Manchin saying no to killing the filibuster publicly has nothing to do with McConnell and Schumer. It gave Mitch an excuse to pretend he was negotiating though.

We don’t have the votes to kill the filibuster. That’s fine fir now. No matter how adamant Manchin seems, if Republicans are completely unreasonable he can change his mind.

betsuni

(25,544 posts)

24. What the fuck.

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2021, 09:12 AM

Jan 2021

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