Schumer Steps Down From DSCC

[wyldwolf]

From the New York Times:

Mr. Schumer, the senior senator from New York, is expected to turn the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee over to Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey — keeping control of the campaign operation close to Wall Street, party officials said.

In 2006, Mr. Schumer led the successful Democratic drive to win back control of the Senate from the Republicans. The Democrats picked up six seats that year, bringing them to a razor-thin 51 to 49 majority, thanks to two independents who organize with the Democrats.

In recognition of his efforts, Mr. Schumer was named to a new leadership position as the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, after the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, and the whip, Richard J. Durbin of Illinois.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/schumer-steps-down-from-dscc/

[wyldwolf]

1. hmmm... silence....

[NoPasaran]

2. Sorry

All our scorn shovelers are busy in other threads. Wait time for ritualistic denunciation of the DLC is currently twenty minutes.

[S_E_Fudd]

5. People are too busy trying to prove Hillary is constitutional barred from SoS post...

Schumer is small potatoes when you have Hillary to kick around!

[RollWithIt]

3. Sad to see him moving on... wonder who will take over the post... nt

[tabbycat31]

7. Robert Menendez

so it goes from my former Senator's job to my current Senator's job.

[blueclown]

4. Schumer did a terrific job at the DSCC.

It's a shame many of the "progressives" here refuse to see that.

[Shiver]

6. Show some of the "progressives" here an glass of water...

...and they will not only declare it half empty, but that the glass itself has corporatist ties and has too much condensation on it's right side, and by the way, no one is gonna be here to clean up the ring it'll leave on the table?

Schumer did indeed do a damn good job. Wonder if he can do as much with his new "promotion".