• UsernameHere@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I didn’t see Chuck Schumer on the list of 8 democrats that voted against party lines for the government shutdown. But he seems to be getting blamed for it here on lemmy.

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      Because there’s basically two possibilities here, both bad:

      1. He had nothing to do with it, which means he has no control over what his own caucus is doing. That’s a failure of leadership, so he needs to go.
      2. He was involved behind the scenes, but was too chickenshit to put his vote on record. Not only is that a betrayal of everyone who is about to get fucked by their medical premiums, it’s also abject cowardice, so he still needs to go.

      Of course, he reportedly was actually involved behind the scenes.

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      It just so happens that no one who voted is up for reflection next year and will likely not face any consequences. Very convenient.