For progressives, Schumer is a royal pain in the ass. The sooner retired to lobbying, [from outside the Senate, not as now, from inside], the better. Yesterday was not soon enough to dismiss him for a better human.
Money in politics is poison in politics, and with the two-party stranglehold, each party can hold up and shake down the donor class, charging a transit fee to move the law from bad to worse, but fat city for the influence buyers.
Shakedown Street is still the heart of town. |