Over the weekend, GOP presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) held a rally in the town of Newnan, a small city to the south of Atlanta. I attended the rally, and asked Cruz if he thought that [New York "Democrat" Charles] Schumer was doing the right thing by opposing the deal.
“Absolutely, and I sung his praises and I'm glad to have his support and hope more Democrats follow,” Cruz replied.Definitive proof you got it wrong, Chuck. And why you should never be Senate Democratic Leader. Never.
(h/t Zaid Jilani, AlterNet)
BONUS: Jeffrey Lewis at Foreign Policy has a good read on Schumer's craven betrayal (our characterization) as he deconstructs Schumer's phony arguments against the Iran nuclear deal, starting with this appetizer:
“Sharing a media market with Chuck Schumer is like sharing a banana with a monkey,” [former New Jersey Sen. and Gov. Jon] Corzine was quoted as saying in New York magazine. “Take a little bite of it and he will throw his own feces at you.”
On Thursday evening, right in the middle of the first GOP debate, Schumer reached back, took aim, and heaved a large one. He penned a long piece for Medium that some anonymous hack described as “thoughtful and deliberate.” Uh, ok. Maybe compared to Mike Huckabee’s outrage about “oven doors,” but good grief our standards for political discourse have fallen. Schumer’s missive came across a bit like your crazy uncle who gets his opinions from talk radio and wants to set you straight at Thanksgiving.
(Photo: Schumer and pal "Tailgunner Ted" Cruz)
