Despite his “no” vote, the Senate deal to reopen the government bears Schumer’s fingerprints

Either Schumer no longer has effective control over own his caucus, or he has permitted the deal to progress with a wink and a nod behind the scenes — and with a strident disavowal for the bank of cameras he famously loves — while taking Democratic voters for fools.

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    15 hours ago

    McConnell is a Republican and any Republican is worse than any Democrat, but as far as Republicans go he voted against the most Trump cabinet picks.

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      13 hours ago

      McConnell was instrumental in putting Trump into office and letting him get away with Jan 6. No one should let him off the hook for all the damage he’s done.