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27. KILO & ROMEO

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:35 PM

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"Needs to get the hell out": House Dems fume at Schumer [View all] Mr. Sparkle Feb 5 OP

Alls I hope for is an A.O.C. primary. 3Hotdogs Feb 5 #1

Please explain because I don't understand your post. Ferrets are Cool Feb 5 #9

Pretty Sure... GB_RN Feb 5 #24

I get it orangecrush Feb 5 #31

If AOC does that and wins it will send a message to the institutional Democratic donors PatrickforB Friday #59

Ms Ocasio-Cortez... GiqueCee Feb 5 #13

Speculation is that AOC may primary Schumer BaronChocula Feb 5 #22

Now THAT... GiqueCee Feb 5 #47

But...but...she used to work at a bar!!! ECL213 Feb 5 #25

Speaker John Boehner Seinan Sensei Feb 5 #35

Did she fail a centrist purity test? Emile Feb 5 #21

Neocon... yourout Feb 5 #26

The AOC primary he is referring to means MadameButterfly Feb 5 #36

It's a long way off, but if this happens BlueKota Feb 5 #38

He can't meet the moment because he can't understand the gravity NewHendoLib Feb 5 #2

He's a good guy, but he's playing old school, hoping the rethuig GOONS are willing to also play old school. bluestarone Feb 5 #3

The older Democrats see the Republicans as "fellow Gentlemen" They are like me, just a little different viewpoint LiberalArkie Feb 5 #5

Agree. bluestarone Feb 5 #6

This attitude... DemocracyForever Feb 5 #8

Go along to get along.. BattleRow Feb 5 #18

Exactly! OldBaldy1701E Friday #50

You're exactly right! DemocracyForever Friday #54

Yes he's a kind of "Bob Dole-Howard Baker" guy, which was fine if this were 1990 FakeNoose Feb 5 #12

My benefit of a doubt died orangecrush Feb 5 #29

He's used to dealing with politians MadameButterfly Feb 5 #37

Post removed Post removed Friday #56

It would be wise to include relevant quotes for this assertion vanessa_ca Friday #66

He doesn't seem to grasp that playing old school is just not what Republicans DO anymore. ShazzieB Friday #58

Agreed. BlueKota Feb 5 #39

I keep saying this, Miguelito Loveless Feb 5 #4

Right there with you. nt Phoenix61 Feb 5 #11

Totally agree Scubamatt Feb 5 #34

The mistake is in thinking that Schumer is incapable of striking a hard bargain Prairie Gates Feb 5 #7

Smells Garlandish LuvLoogie Feb 5 #10

10-4 orangecrush Feb 5 #28

We are fighting under the Marquis of Queensbury rules. BidenRocks Feb 5 #14

They are shooting people in the face. littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #16

Women in the face. Kid Berwyn Sunday #70

I cannot emphasize this enough angrychair Feb 5 #15

It takes backbone,NOT,wishbone. BattleRow Feb 5 #20

Ivory Tower thinking is literally killing people and giving Democrats littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #17

Pretty Much. GB_RN Feb 5 #19

And that butter knife is made of tissue paper durablend Feb 5 #49

Replace him wit AverageOldGuy Feb 5 #23

KILO & ROMEO orangecrush Feb 5 #27

I truly believe that there's a Democratic Senator that would be a better leader dem4decades Feb 5 #30

Ever since 9/11... tonekat Feb 5 #32

We've been putting up with this shit for years, sorry to say. hadEnuf Feb 5 #33

A brief overview of Republicans' role in the destruction of our country democrank Feb 5 #40

When will Dems learn... Snackshack Feb 5 #41

All of the old guard corporate Democrats need to go bob4460 Feb 5 #42

What's in the proposal Shumer sent? Martin Eden Feb 5 #43

Someone alerted on the OP. Said "Support Democrats." Intractable Feb 5 #44

Someone else orangecrush Feb 5 #46

as someone who wants chuckie gone quakerboy Feb 5 #45

You have almost answered your own question Soul_of_Wit Friday #62

and done 20 times as much damage ... stopdiggin Friday #64

ok.. but they already have that quakerboy Sunday #69

Agree with house Dems. It is time. republianmushroom Feb 5 #48

Good, get rid of him. dugog55 Friday #51

Typical Abstractartist Friday #52

I think bdamomma Friday #53

I agree, Chuck should have been gone from the Leader Role and just be an everyday Dem Sen. nt Exp Friday #55

people are super upset that Schumer sent a proposal, when we don't even know what is in it? Seriously? LymphocyteLover Friday #57

If you read the article. House Democrats seem to know what he negotiated. So there's that. Autumn Friday #61

OK. I'm not saying Schumer is great. Just that the general tone from the commenters is not very helpful for us winning LymphocyteLover Friday #68

Cue the outrage express .... Same song .. different day ... "NOT FIGHTING!!" Yawn ... - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Friday #65

We need a fighter and that is not Schumer. He's too eager to give in and compromise. I want AOC Autumn Friday #60

Let's say, hypothetically, Chuck Schumer does not seek re-election in '28 Quiet Em Friday #63

I think she will run her next election. I can wait, by the time she's elected to the senate she's Autumn Friday #67