Schumer is an asshole. He is blaming the midterm losses on Obama and the ACA.

[still_one]

WASHINGTON — Criticism of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law by a top Senate Democrat this week laid bare post-election tensions that could pose challenges for the party in upcoming fights with Republicans over taxes, energy and immigration.

In a high-profile speech on Tuesday dissecting Democrats' losses in this month's midterm elections, Charles Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat, listed "a cascade of issues" botched by the White House, starting with Obama's push for healthcare reforms soon after he took office in 2009.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/26/senate-democrats-white-house_n_6228606.html

If these other democrats start using Obama as a scape goat, they WILL NOT have my support, and that goes for Hillary also.

Mr. Schumer maybe you haven't looked lately, but the economy is pulling itself out of the disaster from the bush years.

[hrmjustin]

1. Would not mind seeing a primary fight against him here in NY but i doubt anyone will.

[still_one]

3. Another excerpt from my link is that some Democrats are unhappy with his executive action

"Several Democratic senators have been critical of Obama for taking executive action rather than letting Congress take the lead on the issue. If six or seven joined Republicans, they could block Obama's action, forcing a veto."

Who need republicans when we have jerks like this in the party

[hrmjustin]

5. I am all for criticism that helps but some of them are just jockeying for power.

[still_one]

6. I agree, but this feels more than criticism, it is scapegoating

[hrmjustin]

7. Yes. It was the best time to do health care imo.

Schumer is out for Schumer.

[still_one]

9. You are right. If they didn't do something at that time there would have been nothing as far as

healthcare was concerned

[virtualobserver]

8. 76% of Americans agree with the Prez, leave it to the smug Senators to lurch in the wrong direction

if they did do that, they are even bigger fools than I would ever have imagined.

[JaneyVee]

27. I will. Seriously thinking about it.

[Schema Thing]

2. :Hill-ary: say it like :Ricola:

[LyndaG]

4. Hmmm

Did the Senator forget President Obama was reelected in 2012? He ran on Obamacare, among other things.

[still_one]

10. This nonsense is really disturbing to me. Is he trying to divide the Democrats, because he sure

isn't being helpful, and one can almost guarantee that the republicans will hold him up as an example

[Cha]

11. Schumer has health care.. and now we know he doesn't give a shite if others have it or not..anyway,

according to Dean.. whom I think has a better handle on it than Charles Schumer. Talk about a knife in the back.

[still_one]

13. Howard Dean and others said that. Those who stood by the President won compared to those who didn't

[BeyondGeography]

12. Camp Hillary

Fun and games.

[still_one]

17. Maybe, or as someone mentioned it could be him out for himself trying to manuver to get on a

committee or something like that.

Either way it is disgusting

[olddots]

14. put a person on tv and they become show bizz

Shumer wants a series of his own....what a jerk .

[BklnDem75]

15. His ass is getting torn up on Facebook...

I'm open to replacing this clown.

https://www.facebook.com/chuckschumer

[still_one]

18. good, it should be. What is interesting it looks like both sides are trashing him, both republicans

and Democrats

[BeyondGeography]

24. Great read...classic example of where namby-pamby gets you

Lit up by both sides.

[Thinkingabout]

16. With two thirds of the eligible voters not voting would be a much greater problem than Obama,

Hillary or Schumer. When Democrats takes a few minutes to vote Democrats win.

[Wellstone ruled]

19. Shumer must be looking for the V.P. spot with the

Hillaray. What a piece of work just another Third Way Democrat who didn't get his way on ACA.. This POS is just another water carrier for the 1% ers on Wall Street as well as Met Life Insurance. Think he is pissed because Obama has stopped kissing Israel's ass and with Kerry are pushing for a free Palestine and UN recognition. As far as the Elections,was it not his pal Congressman Israel and the other third way POS Wasserman-Shultz who blew the message. Simple minded payback

[ReRe]

26. Ding, ding,ding, ding, ding, ding, ding

Agree with almost everything you said. Yes, I think he's carrying water for Bibi, but as for the 2016 General, it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him give it a run.

[tritsofme]

33. Ridiculous. Schumer has never indicated he wants to be anything but Senate majority leader.

Not to mention they are both NY residents, so a civics class may be in order for you.

Israel was Pelosi's choice, but the House was not in play this cycle so not a big point, and DWS serves at the pleasure of the White House, so this line of criticism is a bit bizarre. Regardless, when Schumer ran the DSCC, Senate Democrats enjoyed immense success.

[BootinUp]

20. He always was my friend.

But he was a slick asshole.

[Scootaloo]

21. Thow that racist trash out hard enough to leave skin on the pavement. n/t

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

22. He's a great example of what happens when only very wealthy or very RW candidates

can get elected in this country. He's beholden to his wealthy friends and contributors, not just by the money but by his being a part of that culture, just as the Teabaggers are beholden to their bigoted friends and supporters as well as their wealthy contributors (Kochs and the like.) Almost nobody is representing those who are struggling financially or those who have strong liberal ideals.

[PeteSelman]

23. He's right but not for the reason he says.

Democrats are basically spineless pieces of wet chickenshit and the Republicans are great with party messaging and dicipline.

The Republicans pounded their message relentlessly against the ACA and the Democrats distanced themselves from the President and the law instead of championing them.

Also, Democrats don't vote in midterms for whatever reason and Obama didn't sell his accomplishments.

This is all by design.

[rhett o rick]

25. I agree that Schumer is an asshole and I agree that Democrats made a mistake by

pretending they have no values. I don't agree that the economy is recovering for anyone other than the 1%.

[question everything]

28. I was really surprised by his comments.

According to a WSJ story,

Unusual as it was to see Mr. Schumer part ways with Mr. Obama on policy, it was even more extraordinary for himto target the Affordable Care Act, a law so tied to the Obama legacy. Democrats, Mr. Schumer said, “blew the opportunity the American people gave them” by focusing “on the wrong problem—health care.” Key provisions of the health law, he said, affected relatively few voters. Instead, the party should have pressed for programs that would have raised wages and helped more of the middle class, he said.

Through a spokesman, Mr. Schumer declined to comment.

More, according to the same story

David Krone, chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), publicly blamed Mr. Obama for Democratic losses. He said the president wouldn’t transfer millions of dollars in party funds to help save imperiled Democrats, and he told the Washington Post that “the president’s approval rating is barely 40%.… What else more is there to say?”

Mr. Reid’s office declined to make Mr. Krone available for an interview.

[still_one]

30. I hope the DNC calls me for a donation so I can tell them NO

[Rex]

29. I wonder what his DU username is?

After the Centrist massive fail on Nov. 4th, a few sleeper accounts showed up in GD and did not stop railing on anyone and anything but their failed Centrist group. They sound just like Schumer and his Blame Obama campaign.

[Vinca]

31. There is only one thing that costs the Democrats in the midterms and that is

distancing themselves from the POTUS and his accomplishments, especially the ACA. If voters want to elect a rightie they'll opt for the real Republican not Republican-lite.

[ChiciB1]

32. Schumer Has Had Power Forever... AND

he's a schmuck! Never liked him and felt he's done a LOT behind the scenes that benefit only him and will stick a knife in ANYONE who disagrees with him! INCLUDING Obama!

The Democratic Party I joined used to show UNITY! Even IF there were squabbles, I felt they tried to work it out BEFORE they started breaking into certain camps and trying to split it apart.

I realize we are diverse, but this crap from Schumer is way too self-serving! And, it only hurts "we the people!" Hillary Lover if there ever was one! I think he's very dangerous!