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calimary

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62. GOOD! Hey, I worked too hard to take his toys away!

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 11:57 PM

Jan 2021

So did every member of my Indivisible group! One woman sent, I think, 850 postcards to Georgia voters, and that was just where it stood immediately after Christmas. She kept going til the last stack of postcards that was timed for delivery early in the first week of January.

I was ready to start churning out “asks” to my Senators to get on Schumer and find a way to insert some backbone. I was yelling at my TV - “he LOST, Schumer! And WE WON, DAMMIT!!! We worked like dogs to make that happen! And YOU ARE NOT going to “share power” with him!!!” But it looks like Mitch caved. Maybe he was watching Schumer tell Rachel Maddow in no uncertain terms that he was NOT going to give in on some lame-ass “power-sharing” “agreement.” Maybe Mitch saw the same thing?

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Michael Steele tells Democrats they are getting punked [View all] luv2fly Jan 2021 OP

Yes Timewas Jan 2021 #1

Post removed Post removed Jan 2021 #35

Hmm... Orrex Jan 2021 #42

Damn straight. Period. n/t Guilded Lilly Jan 2021 #2

Oh yeah? Cha Jan 2021 #59

Yup!...They came back at them. :) just like Steele said they had to :) Guilded Lilly Jan 2021 #61

And, Leader Schumer Knows what he's Cha Jan 2021 #65

Yesssss...Go get them Chuck!!!! Yahoooooo Guilded Lilly Jan 2021 #68

They bet on the wrong horse. betsuni Jan 2021 #73

Yep.. Jumped the gun.. Cha Jan 2021 #74

Kick! Drum Jan 2021 #3

so frustrating Grasswire2 Jan 2021 #4

message discipline lol nt msongs Jan 2021 #11

"You're getting punked". duh, ya THINK?..... The Dem's have two years and a 100 day mitch96 Jan 2021 #27

Majority Leader Joe Manchin is doing the punking. marylandblue Jan 2021 #5

No Shit. dalton99a Jan 2021 #6

Elizabeth Warren could outsmart McConnell. blm Jan 2021 #7

Was just wondering who might have what it takes. elleng Jan 2021 #17

Yu are right and there was a discussion about this a couple months ago. I would love to see Warren LizBeth Jan 2021 #53

I think he's been leaning on her some. I see her influence blm Jan 2021 #56

That works. They really need to use what she excels at and if that is how she is used, it works. LizBeth Jan 2021 #63

Thank you Michael. Some of us here feel the same way. nt Hotler Jan 2021 #8

Yes, however Manchin... servermsh Jan 2021 #9

What good are Dems who won't stand together? luv2fly Jan 2021 #14

Not only Manchin also Sinema (AZ) say no DLCWIdem Jan 2021 #23

Sinema's comment was on the filibuster of normal legislation. servermsh Jan 2021 #34

Not getting rid of the legislative filibuster Marius25 Jan 2021 #36

Maybe not, since they've had the Senate for years & didnt do it. oldsoftie Jan 2021 #39

Time for some not-so-subtle pressure. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2021 #38

this is non sense AlexSFCA Jan 2021 #51

Schumer has plenty of tools to pressure Manchin and Sinema. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #77

I don't like him at all, but in this case, I happen to agree 100% Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #10

Mitch had dumps people in place the day he took office. onecaliberal Jan 2021 #13

IKR? Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #15

++++ zentrum Jan 2021 #19

Repugs don't know how to govern but do know how to use power. Sneederbunk Jan 2021 #12

This! dhol82 Jan 2021 #16

Our predicament in a nutshell. Maven Jan 2021 #18

Not using power is part of governing apparently. KPN Jan 2021 #20

Exactly right Poiuyt Jan 2021 #32

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2021 #37

And it shows how much influence the former RNC chair ever had over his party that he can't... JHB Jan 2021 #21

If Manchin is the reason and Dems can't figure it out, I'm out. Tried of getting shit on by Mitch. Pepsidog Jan 2021 #22

New Dem motto luv2fly Jan 2021 #25

It is now not just Manchin, Sinema is now also on record saying no, and Feinstein always was a no Celerity Jan 2021 #26

Of course, Biden didn't want to get rid of the filibuster either... brooklynite Jan 2021 #41

he's since changed his mind, (like many others). He was open to doing away with it in July, if not Celerity Jan 2021 #60

I guess we have to be happy with what scraps Mitch throws our way. Pepsidog Jan 2021 #58

Ciao... brooklynite Jan 2021 #46

Democrats stage left Jan 2021 #24

Post removed Post removed Jan 2021 #28

We have a mandate. Use it or lose it. Ponietz Jan 2021 #29

"Being Nice" to Mitch is just feeding evil Blue Owl Jan 2021 #30

Maybe the House can send Katie Porter to have a little heart to heart chat with Manchin & Sinema mtnsnake Jan 2021 #31

Harry Reid may disagree. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2021 #33

K & R SunSeeker Jan 2021 #40

AND...McConnell caves brooklynite Jan 2021 #43

Crickets? Boomer Jan 2021 #47

Beating up Schumer? orangecrush Jan 2021 #48

Hello? Hello? Paging Michael Steele... nolabear Jan 2021 #52

GOOD! Hey, I worked too hard to take his toys away! calimary Jan 2021 #62

Getting cheated by a punk ain't getting punked, it's getting cheated. czarjak Jan 2021 #44

THANK YOU! orangecrush Jan 2021 #45

Is Shumer still best as majority leader? AlexSFCA Jan 2021 #49

Have you been paying attention? StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #69

There are two Dems who will not vote to overturn .... reACTIONary Jan 2021 #50

Convince ONE Republican to switch sides. James48 Jan 2021 #54

The board you play chess and checkers on is the same. One Senator is play Chess the other Checkers.. usaf-vet Jan 2021 #55

You don't seem to be keeping up to date StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #70

Why is the 2024 elections in full swing with voting taking place in less than 30 days? usaf-vet Jan 2021 #76

Uh....Michael? LudwigPastorius Jan 2021 #57

I'm surprised to hear this coming from such an entrenched establishment Repub. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #64

Am I the only one that gets pissed off with Republicans criticizing Dems? Hamlette Jan 2021 #66

Even worse is Democrats using Republicans criticism of Democrats as "proof" that the Democrats StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #71

A long thread positive Democrats don't know what they're doing, betsuni Jan 2021 #72

I'm not sure what to think. I feel like there is so much going on we are not privy to Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #67

New Rules JHB Jan 2021 #75

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Mike Nelson Jan 2021 #78

Democrats are so generous and wishful its killilng them LiberalLovinLug Jan 2021 #79

Sheesh ananda Jan 2021 #80

A Relic Of The Jim Crow Era Is Defended In The Senate DallasNE Jan 2021 #81

Steele played republican hardball for years MyMission Jan 2021 #82