Comments on: Chuck Schumer For Majority Leader

By: David in NYC

David in NYC — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:57:41 +0000

Kevin @ 10:21pm –

I’m from NYC (as you can tell from my *nom de blog*), and your father is right. KXB is absolutely right about his being in the tank for the financial “services” industry (among other things, big supporter of the capital gains exemption for hedge fund managers).

In addition, the man has an ego the size of the Empire State Building. Watch any event to which he is even tangentially connected, and not only will he be there, but he will also manage a way to hog the camera. For one example, take a look at the footage of Hillary releasing the NY delegates to vote for Obama at the convention. One might assume that this moment belonged to Hillary, but Chuckles managed to get himself in the front of the camera to the exclusion of just about everyone else.

By: KXB

KXB — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:53:36 +0000

Gotta disagree with you – Schumer is too cozy with the finance industry, and his attitude towards the Mideast is right out of the neocon playbook.

By: hallo

hallo — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:06:36 +0000

I never understood how Reid got picked as leader. I suppose it could be worse, but I seriously doubt the soggy half of my Chips O’Hoy cookie want to get up from the bottom of the glass of milk to move to D.C.

By: August J. Pollak

August J. Pollak — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:40:17 +0000

Well it certainly seems like he has the wingers seething.

By: Gabriel McKee

Gabriel McKee — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:37:35 +0000

Old, slimey, and bitterly partisan. Sounds like a good fit.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:25:44 +0000

Schumer is a blithering idiot. A perfect choice to lead the Democratic Party.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:21:34 +0000

My father’s family is from upstate NY and they all think Schumer is a sleazeball. What about Feingold?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:15:36 +0000

Admittedly, Schumer is insufficiently hostile to Republicans (I’d like to see him call them the traitors and cowards they all are), but he at least is willing to fight. Reid is worthless as leader.

By: SaveFarris

SaveFarris — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:21:08 +0000

knows how to operate in the media Quantity != Quality. When even Barack Obama jokes about your media overexposure, you might want to tone it down a hair.

By: jr

jr — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:18:35 +0000

Schumer’s awesome on consumer issues. With our luck Max Baucus will be the next leader

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:18:20 +0000

I’d love to see that happen.