Can people take it down a notch now?

[vercetti2021]

Mean past few days I've seen so much shit about Schumer being weak, he needs to grow a spine, he needs to resign.

Can you y'all like...I don't know? Stop! Seems y'all severely underestimated him and tonight proves it.

Trust them. We are not in free fall, the world is ending doomsday for the Dems. Relax and see what comes. Trust them!

[TigressDem]

1. We all must be still a little bit in freak out mode. Maybe. NT

[barbtries]

21. PTSD

who in this country is not suffering from that after 4 years of trauma and incessant drama, cruelty, corruption and lies? Not to mention over 400,000 dead people and counting, babies in cages stolen from their families, unemployment, hunger, and the threat if not the reality of homelessness?

yeah. i'm having trouble shifting past freak out mode, but i'm trying really hard. I imagine we all are.

Schumer did the right thing, and now we get another notch of normalcy. sigh

[TigressDem]

22. Post tRump Stress Disorder - PtRSD ???

[barbtries]

24. trump, traumatic,

sure it fits.

[Irish_Dem]

29. It is going to take some time for us to stop freaking out. Severe PTSD does not go away over nite.

[barbtries]

30. it really doesn't.

all the shoes have dropped but somewhere in the back of my mind, i'm still waiting anxiously for the next.

[Irish_Dem]

32. I know. Watching the Schumer interview, I kept thinking of everything that could go wrong.

And fearful because he was saying so much.

[barbtries]

36. i haven't seen it yet,

but i will. the Democrats can do a lot in 2 years, and they just have to.

[brooklynite]

2. Armchair political leadership is a ongoing responsibility.....

[Walleye]

5. 👍😎

[vercetti2021]

9. With great power

Comes great irresponsibility lol

[Sogo]

19. LOL!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. SOP. Plenty of people are happy to spread the canard

that Democrats are weak and easily rolled. I, for one, am sick of it.

[vercetti2021]

6. Head meets wall

Everytime I see a post about it. Like shit or get off the pot already.

[TwilightZone]

4. Par for the course.

There's a segment of DU that will always and forever hack away at the Dems for any - sometimes fabricated - reason.

[vercetti2021]

7. Truth

And some are low posting members. Makes you wonder...hmm...

[TwilightZone]

12. And some have been here forever.

Though, I have noticed that influx of newbies, as well.

[vercetti2021]

14. Same

I'm observant mainly even if I don't post constantly. I lurk and read, see new people that makes me wonder.

[SheltieLover]

25. Alert on posts

[SheltieLover]

8. Chuck has been under MM's maj leadership

I believe we will see Chuck SHINE now!

He is brilliant &, goddess knows, he has strong stomach!



Hi V!

[vercetti2021]

10. Exactly

Hi Shel!

In Dems we Trust!

[SheltieLover]

15. Yes, we do!

We need 2 parties:

Moderate Dems; &

Progressive Dems.

That way, when they compromise, citizens win!

Dead serious here.

Fuck those repuke insurrectionist traitors!

[vercetti2021]

20. I say let that Patriot party happen

Split the Con vote down the middle and we win

[SheltieLover]

23. He will be running it from prison!

[vercetti2021]

37. I'd love to see it

Alone and losing his fake hair plugs

[SheltieLover]

40. Hahaha!)

Yup!

[Demonaut]

13. I posted that Schumer was weak and my post was removed, I admit I was wrong

[vercetti2021]

17. Yeah I saw it

Gotta let things happen before passing judgement.

[Bmoboy]

16. I wonder what will happen after the first Republican filibuster

Until then, let's get those committee assignments done and get to marking up real legislation.

[MustLoveBeagles]

18. Thank you

[SheltieLover]

27. Hi Beagles!

Agreed!!!

We will see Chuck shine now that he is MAJORITY LEADER!

[MustLoveBeagles]

52. Hey SheltieLover

[SheltieLover]

28. Yes!

Those types of divisive posts should be alerted on!

[Budi]

33. Sen Schumer took the power from McConnell today & drew the line as to who is calling the game plays.

I would be embarrassed to make such blatantly degrading & mocking statements about out Democratic leaders.

Sen Schumer took the power from McConnell today & drew the line as to who is calling the game play from here on.
Against someone like the crafty & dirty player Sen McConnell, THAT is a skillset of masters.

Sen Schumer accomplished a very future positive move, that was unheard of for many years until today.

We move forward indeed.

[SheltieLover]

34. Agreed!

Well stated, Budi!

[Cha]

31. Will those who JUMPED the gun.. now

apologize!?

[ShazzieB]

45. That would be really nice, wouldn't it? 😉

I'm not going to hold my breath or anything, but it would be awfully nice!

[Cha]

47. Yes it would be, ShazzieB! It

would be an important one, too.. showing they wouldn't be so QUICK to judge our Hard Working Brave Dems the next time.

[oldbones]

35. Thanks I needed that

Not that I said anything, but the last four years have addled my brain, and inside I was screaming "do something, do something". Its hard to trust, I keep waiting for another shoe to drop. Mama needs xanax

[Hermit-The-Prog]

56. Welcome to DU!

[Johnny2X2X]

38. Yes

In 5 days he gave up zero. Dems assume complete control. The two Dems who say they’re against removing the filibuster can be persuaded.

[vercetti2021]

42. Well you can offer them things

Mainly infrastructure. You want your states people to get work? Pass an infrastructure bill to put millions of these people to work.

[greenjar_01]

39. Some people enjoy torturing themselves

[bearssoapbox]

41. Schumer is doing fine.

He doesn't want to come out to hard or loud and every time he speaks, his voice is a little more firm and his words and ideas more decisive.

More Dems need to do like him, Pelosi, VPAOC and President Biden by letting the reTHUGliCONS keep digging their holes bigger and deeper.

They need to continue by word and deed showing how bad for the country the traitors and seditionists are, and have been for America.

They don't need to constantly rant and rave. Just keep pushing the rethugs by showing how un-American their ideals have become a detriment to the country.

[electric_blue68]

43. Very good Schumer interview w Rachel M 👍

[Thekaspervote]

44. Agree! Now is not the time to to play armchair politician. We need to trust our dem leaders

[BobTheSubgenius]

46. Good advice, no matter what the situation is.

Panic ruins more political plans than does enemy action.

[BadgerMom]

48. And McConnell is the villain, as per usual.

Schumer really should not have been a target here. We should never let them shift our aim.

[greblach]

49. Hear Hear!

I was impressed by what Schumer said on Rachel tonight...a sense of urgency, and not wanting to repeat the tortured attempts at bipartisan action that Obama tried with no success... (not that I blame him) Learning from the past, he sounds like he is going to forge ahead on dramatic action on a number of fronts...

[marble falls]

50. I don't get it at all.

[BlackOpz]

51. We wouldnt be Dems if we didnt... FREAK OUT!! - WE'VE GOT 2 YEARS to Make Voting Fair!!

[relayerbob]

53. Agreed

I'm personally tired of constant outrage. Let these folks do their jobs. It's been a whole freaking 5.5 days since Biden was elected and Ossoff and Warnock sworn to make Shumer Majority Leader

[Jon King]

54. Say unity while doing what Dems want...

I think Shumer, Pelosi, and Biden-Harris are all on the same page. Talk about unity while just passing every Democratic thing they can by whatever means they can. Let the Repugs go scream into the wind on Fox News, who cares.

[betsuni]

55. There's a rule some people follow to always expect the worst of Democrats

because of the conviction they'll quickly and inevitably cave to Republicans because they have no message, strategy or progressive policy goals; have bad intentions. A Both Sides thing.

Republicans are alternatively admired for their ruthlessness and ignored as not really having any agency -- everything is Democrats' fault for not "fighting" enough -- they could do anything they want, they just don't want to.

I'm looking forward to the next two years when all sorts of nice progressive things will get done. I chose to think these freak-outs are happening so early is because it's clear there won't be more opportunities to be cynically negative later.

[ailsagirl]

57. Hear, hear!!

[intheflow]

58. Blindly trusting politicians is for the other side.

We elected them and we have to hold their feet to the fire. This is not a political season for niceties or unity. If you’re not mad, you’re not paying attention.

[Wounded Bear]

59. Jumping to conclusions and running off half cocked is our only form of excercise...

for some of us anyway.

[Blue Owl]

60. K&R