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TreasonousBastard

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5. And I should have named...

Reply to cascadiance (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 10:59 PM

Aug 2015

Senators Schumer (NY) and Menendez (NJ) who came out against it. There may be others around the country.

I'm not calling you out for not knowing what's big news here in the Northeast any more than I would know everything going on out there, but Schumer is our Senator-for-Life with vast funding and who doesn't give a shit about what most New Yorkers not involved in that funding think.

I don't know much about Menendez except he seemed a reasonably decent House member before his "promotion". I did, however, live in NJ for around 10 years, and am all too aware of how these deals are made over there. It should be no surprise that he makes strange choices.

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Strike #2 for Ron Wyden?... Why is he the only Democratic Senator leaning against the Iran deal? [View all] cascadiance Aug 2015 OP

He's not the only one... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #1

Sorry, I should have qualified that as the only Democratic Senator that is... cascadiance Aug 2015 #2

No he's not the only senator choie Aug 2015 #3

Yes, I updated my post there... cascadiance Aug 2015 #4

And I should have named... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #5

Because he is Jewish? nruthie Aug 2015 #6

I'm guessing that's Schumer's reason as well... cascadiance Aug 2015 #7

Nope, the other NY senator just happens to be for the deal. Schemer is out for Schumer and the still_one Aug 2015 #9

Really, how do you account for Feinstein, Boxer, Frankin, and other Jewish Senators and still_one Aug 2015 #8

I alerted on the post you're responding to, and did so as a Wyden opponent. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #14

A typical anti-semetic comment OutNow Aug 2015 #10

The last reason for DeFazio to run against Wyden is how religion affects Wyden's decisions... cascadiance Aug 2015 #11

That gets into a really ugly area. Ken Burch Oct 2015 #13

Seems that as of today, he is supporting it. SoapBox Sep 2015 #12

I've decided that I'm not voting for Ron Wyden or Kurt Schrader davidpdx Apr 2016 #15

time and again, wyden is for corporate interests and sides w/GOP hopemountain Apr 2016 #16