Yes, Chuck Schumer is concerned about the Republican Party.
Concerned or not, Schumer is repeating Republican concerns: "Republicans have told me the same thing and they're talking to me about trying to figure out ways out of this."
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds 70% of Americans disapprove of how the Republicans in Congress are handling the budget negotiations, up 7 points from a week ago.
Republicans have gone from 26% to 63% approve-disapprove to 24% to 70%, an initial 37-point difference widening now to a 46-point negative result."
A new Pew Research survey finds that by 38% to 30% margin more say that Republicans are to blame for the government shutdown than President Obama while 19% volunteer that both sides are equally to blame.
The longer the shutdown lasts... the larger the Democrat Victory in Nov '14.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The United States government is expected to hit the debt ceiling in less than two weeks, and Senate Democrats have said they're ready to raise it with a "clean" bill to avoid default on the national debt. Reports that Senate Republicans would consider supporting such a bill began to roll in on Monday.
Though these Republicans seem willing to meet Democrats in the middle, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has made clear that the House won't budge.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Dump the incumbents ... starting with the federal legislators who represent Albany, Schenectady and Troy.
But keep Chris Gibson -- they should have put Rotterdam in his district. He really is an awesome Congressman.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
"The difference between shutting down the government to end an unjust war (or to advance any of the other great causes of recent decades) and what the Republicans are doing now is that the Republicans do not have a great cause. They are trying to keep people from getting health care. This is the disaster the Republicans hope to prevent by shutting down the government.
There are many grounds for complaining about aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. There is no public option, so people have no choice but to get care through private insurers. The cost controls are limited, which means that doctors, drug companies and medical-supply companies will likely continue to overcharge patients.
But these are not the issues that trouble the Republicans. The lack of adequate cost controls and other problems like it are items that can be fixed once the program is in place. These problems would hardly justify a government shutdown.
The reason the Republicans are prepared to go to the wall to stop Obamacare is simple: They are terrified that people will get it and like it.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The nice part about Obama's low approval is that HE ISN'T RUNNING FOR ANY OFFICE... Much of the GOP congress, which has the lowest approval in Gallup's history... will need to be reelected in about a year.
Just think of it... A Democrat US President... A Democrat Senate, and possibly a Democrat House!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Reid has lowest approval rating among congressional leaders, poll finds By Mario Trujillo - 09/20/13 04:25 PM ET
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) holds the lowest net approval rating among House and Senate leadership — but others are not far behind. According to a Gallup poll released Friday, Reid's approval rating is 33 percent with 53 percent disapproving of his job performance, leaving him with a net rating of negative 20 percent.
Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), who leads the Republican majority in the House, holds a net approval rating of negative 17 percent, with 37 percent of people approving while 54 percent disapprove
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