Hi, Shrewd!        Login  
Shrewd'm.com 
A merry & shrewd investing community
Best Of PoliticsBest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd
Search
Shrewd'm.com Merry shrewd investors
Search
Best Of PoliticsBest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd


The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
Answer this questionContinue to Shrewd'mThis note won't appear again
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (35) |
Author: MisterFungi   😊 😞
Number: of 84361 
Subject: Re: I changed my mind
Date: 03/14/25 11:22 PM
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 6
I'm pretty much just thinking out loud here. I'm thinking that I (and others) might have felt more charitably toward Schumer and the Senate Dem leadership if he had explained his position somewhat differently than he did. Maybe it's just words, but words can matter. I'm thinking it might have gone better had he said something along the lines of:

"I, along with virtually all of the Democratic caucus, think this CR is awful. And therefore we will NOT vote for it. If Republicans in the Senate want to support this terrible resolution, they can do so. That's their prerogative. But then they will own it: lock, stock, and barrel. So when voters get hurt by this Republican bill--and it pains me deeply that they will--they should make no mistake about whom to hold accountable. This is a Republican bill enacted by Republicans and signed by a Republican President, period."
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
Print the post
Members reply directly to MisterFungi here — and replies get answered. Reading is free; so is joining the conversation. Join Shrewd'm »
This community has written 84,309 posts about US Policy. The article-length ones it recommended most:
It's going to get worse · 33 recs · 2025
G’day Donny · 30 recs · 2026
Old Related Story · 28 recs · 2026
HCR is a national treasure · 27 recs · 2025
Fascism in America · 27 recs · 2025
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (35) |


Announcements
US Policy FAQ
Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

Best Of Politics | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Followed Shrewds | Open Questions | Moving a community