Should Chuck be put out to pasture?

Chuck Schumer Should Be Humanely Euthanized*

Nearly a dozen congressional Democrats agree (*politically/metaphorically, of course)

"74-year-old Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer just crashed his party’s car so badly that it’s time to take his keys away. And not when he’s up for reelection in three years. Now.

After plunging the country into its longest government shutdown ever, eight Senate members from the Democratic Party caucus folded on Sunday, joining their Republican colleagues in voting to open the federal government.

The defections took place without any meaningful healthcare concessions — the whole point of the shutdown in the first place — and in a clear break with the rest of the Party, most notably helpless Chuck.

This is far from Schumer’s only car crash as leader, but this time many of his insurers in the Democratic Party seem unwilling to cover the damages. Nearly a dozen House Democrats are calling for his ouster. These are not just progressives, but moderates too, like Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Mike Levin of California, and Glenn Ivey of Maryland.

No one wants to put a beloved pet down; Schumer’s leadership, however, is not engendering much love these days. He registers the lowest approval rating of any Democratic Senate Leader in recorded history. It’s time for his political career to cross the rainbow bridge."

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Thank God there were eight Democrats who voted to open the government.