Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumeris an American politician, the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%. Schumer was re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a margin of 66%–33%...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 November 1950
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of undisclosed dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government.
The Tea Party elites believe government is evil. Everything about government is bad, and they blame all problems, even non-economic problems, problems that were caused by the private sector, on government.
Voters did say 'repeal health care', they did say 'reduce the size of government.' But not a single one of them from the tea party or anywhere said 'give tax breaks to the wealthiest.'
The 2014 election was not a repudiation of government in general.
You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.
The bottom line is there are lots of problems that were not created by government. The biggest one is loss of middle class incomes, loss of good-paying jobs which was created by technology and globalization. Above all, when you can move a job to China or India, it reduces wages.
The federal government has a responsibility to make sure that these companies continue to innovate instead of just profiting from the status quo.
We certainly want those at the top to do well, but if you base your entire presidency and your entire economic platform on helping them do even better, you're missing what makes the economy tick. Because not everyone has been as fortunate as Mitt Romney, you cannot base your whole approach on a life experience as rarified as his.
There will certainly be more concern and scrutiny for Sandra Day O'Connor's seat,
Every administration has this idea to talk tough to Israel and make nice to the Arabs and the Palestinians, and that's the way to bring about peace. It's counter-productive - it's actually the opposite.
Big Oil behemoths are making out like bandits, while the average American family is getting killed by high gas prices, and soon-to-be-record heating oil prices.
The Tea Party people are ideologues. They are right, and no one can change their minds. There is no reason for compromise.
Do they consider it the right thing to do to reach out to the middle, or do they sort of batten down the hatches and firm up the hard base on the other side?
You give the impression of being a meticulous legal navigator, but, in the end, you always seem to chart a rightward course.