APB: Senator Chuckles Schumer
2008-12-23 02:10:00 Jennifer Rubens seens concerned about the missing in action New York Senator Chuckles Schumer, Panjamas Media: It is odd indeed that the usual camera-craven Schumer has not been out calling for a full investigation and explanation for how Madoff got away with his scheme for so long. Why isn’t he popping up on the Sunday talk shows, as is his custom, to demand that one of his Senate committees get the bottom of this? It might be that for once Schumer would like to be forgotten. When he does reappear, some enterprising reporter might ask about any contacts he had with Madoff - or on behalf of Madoff. Chuckles has suddenly become camera shy.   The old joke is that the most dangerous spot in Washington is between Chuckles and a camera.    So speak up, Chuck. Addendum(Bit); Indeed. And lets recall, please, that it was Chuckles that caused the failure of IndyBank, last June. One cannot help but wonder if these two situations are related. It would certainly explain th...
By: BitsBlog
Schumer Can?t Distinguish Political Speech from Porn
2008-11-04 19:00:00 Favoring the so-called Fairness Doctrine which would limit access to the airwaves, the New York Senator opines: Should the Democrats wins today and attempt to impose this antiquated doctrine, watch for it to galvanize the right. May help Americans see the true nature of all too many on the left, eager to use the government to ...
By: GayPatriot
If Chuck Schumer were a Republican. . . .
2008-10-20 13:00:00 . . . the MSM would be demanding an investigation and Democrats would be demanding his resignation. According to the Wall Street Journal, New York Sen. Charles Schumer’s public criticism of IndyMac Bancorp last summer, which critics say helped spark a run on deposits that took under the troubled thrift, came while IndyMac’s assets were being eyed ...
By: GayPatriot
Chuck Schumer: Bite Your Tongue
2008-06-08 22:10:00 New York Senator Chuck Schumer (who doesn't like his junior senator much) positions his lizard tongue to lick the #1 crack in the "18 million cracks in the glass ceiling" after Hil's I-I-I-Me-Me-Me exit yesterday. "I always wanted to taste defeat." Captions anyone? Certainly you can do better than Shakespeare: "Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp." Hamlet Act IIIHillary and Bill should've heeded Shakespeare's "Give thy thoughts no tongue."
By: Chickaboomer
Senator Chales Schumer Says Bank of America Should Reconsider Countrywide A
2008-05-07 03:21:00 U.S. Senator Charles Schumer reported, that Bank of America should seriously consider cutting its proposal to acquire Countrywide for $4 billion, if the mortgage company's past profits were overinflated due to bad lending practices. Several analysts have speculated that Bank of America will either seek better terms or withdraw from the acquisition altogether.
Schumer considering a third term at the DSCC
2008-03-20 23:32:00 Apparently, the DSCC chairmanship was considered a lousy and thankless job when Chuck Schumer took over in 2005. But after a highly successful election cycle in 2006 and a generally outstanding recruiting job this year, the future is looking so bright for Senate Democrats that Schumer is considering staying for a third cycle as DSCC chair: In ...
Senator Schumer Wants to Protect Elders
2008-03-03 12:50:00 By Jessica Wasmund jwasmund@post-journal.comSen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, is working on legislation against what he considers one of the greatest problems plaguing senior citizens.??For too long (this problem) has stayed hidden in the shadows and out of the public eye, and it?s called elder abuse,?? Schumer said. ??It comes in many different forms: from senior citizens suffering from neglect at the hand of a caregiver or financial exploitation where seniors are conned out of their life savings or property. These despicable acts jeopardize senior citizens, and what?s most disturbing is right now we?re seeing way too many cases across Upstate New York.??Schumer said there is a lack of attention being paid to the issue, as well as a lack of federal safeguards in place to protect America?s senior citizens.??Elder abuse has been swept under the rug for too long,?? Schumer said. ??Now with the baby boom generation growing older, we?re going to see an unfortunate spike in the number of...
By: Elder Abuse
Senator Schumer Wants the Goverment to Get Serious about Elder Abuse and So
2008-02-29 13:12:00 Auburn, New York, USA by Nate Robson U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday said it was time for the federal government to get serious about elder abuse.Schumer said the swift passage of the Elder Justice Act, which is pending before the Senate's finance committee, would be the first piece of federal legislation to directly deal with elder abuse.Schumer said that in 2007, about 8,693 cases of elder abuse were reported in New York, with 120 cases reported in Cayuga County, but a study from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging shows that more than 80 percent of elder abuse goes unreported.Mark Miller, the New York state long-term care ombudsman with the New York State Office for the Aging, said the additional funding the Elder Justice Act provides would help improve the training for people who are accountable for monitoring abuse.The Elder Justice Act would allocate around $163 million for funding programs and conducting research.?It has a huge...
By: Elder Abuse
Senator Schumer Calls Elder Abuse "Scourge"
2008-02-22 13:15:00 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -By TOM WROBLESKI - As baby boomers age and become ever more vulnerable to the scourge of elder abuse, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called yesterday for stricter federal penalties for those who physically harm or financially take advantage of senior citizens on Staten Island and across the country."That's a despicable act," Schumer said. "We have to have much more severe penalties."Schumer called on Congress to pass the Elder Justice Act to help combat the problem.More=>>Contact Senator Charles Shumer NY here=>> and urge him to add more protective measures. Legislators are under immense pressure from the many long-term care lobbyists who swarm their offices. Your support will give him the needed courage to do the right thing.
By: Elder Abuse
Schumer Urges Review of Countrywide Financial Collateral
2007-11-28 19:25:00 Schumer Urges Review of Countrywide Financial Collateral Senator Charles Schumer has urged the regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks to undertake a special review of the loans that Countrywide Bank has pledged to collateralize $51 billion in advances from the FHLBank of Atlanta. (...)
Schumer calls for probe of $50 billion in advances to Countrywide
2007-11-27 01:07:00 A big hat tip to Keith at Housing Panic for this one. Sentator Schumer (who seems to be doing anything possible to attach his name indelibly to the mortgage problem) has called for a federal investigation in to the Federal Home Loan Bank in Atlanta regarding $50 billion in advances to Countrywide to fund mortgage ...
FLASH: US banking system on verge of collapse: Senator Schumer calls for fe
2007-11-26 23:03:00 Folks, the United States banking system is about to collapse. If you have money in US banks (especially Countrywide) beyond the FDIC limits, get it out tomorrow. Get it out fast. If you have money in money markets, which are NOT FDIC insured, get it out tomorrow. Get it out fast. If you still own bank and financial stocks, sell them tomorrow. Get out fast, while you still can.The British government and Bank of England are in a whole heap of trouble for the reckless and stupid decision to bail out failed bank Northern Rock, and now they're coming to the realization they're not gonna get paid back.But we all knew about the stupid actions in the UK. That's NOT the case in America today, where Countrywide Soon to Go Bankrupt Toxic Mortgage has secretly been fronted $51 BILLION by the FHLB member banks in order to keep them afloat, backed up by toxic loan paper that is becoming worthless real quick.I can't believe this is happening. We (and our banks) are run by monkeys. And ...
By: Housing PANIC
The Schumer Epiphany Oxymoron
2007-11-05 18:35:00 Whenever the word bipartisan is used an alarm should go off to warn the uninformed or remind the politically astute of impending skulduggery from government whether at the federal, state or local level. While politicians tout bipartisanship as a process that should be endorsed by the public, the truth is the only purpose it serves is that of politicians. Contrary to the proposition that bipartisan efforts embody a noble and altruistic function by public officials, it is merely a contrived ploy involving cooperation from both parties for a mutually beneficial outcome. That outcome in no way usggests any benefit for the public at large.One commentary on the current issue dealing with the Senate confirmation of President Bush's nominee for AG pointt to Senator Chuck Schumer's performance on this issue.Schumer's EpiphanyNovember 5, 2007Michael Mukasey's prospects for confirmation as Attorney General seem to be resuscitated, thanks to the endorsements of two Democrats on the Senate J...
By: Faultline USA
In 2004, Chuck Schumer Supported the Right of Bush to Use Torture at His Di
2007-11-05 05:18:00 [From: BuzzFlash] Submitted by mark karlin A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS Even though Mukasey is best buddies with Rudy Giuliani (which tells you a lot already), Chuck Schumer championed him for the AG spot with such zeal you would have thought Chuck was mainlining speed. But after Mukasey refused to declare waterboarding and other torture as illegal, many thought Schumer, ...
By: News for Greens
Schumer on How Iran War Will Affect GOP 2008 Prospects: "It would change th
2007-11-04 17:46:00 Are Democrats worried --- in fact panicking --- that war with Iran could sabotage what looks like a second Democratic electoral blue tsunami in 2008, after the blue tsunami of 2006 when they swept Republicans aside and grabbed control of the Senate and the House? That increasingly appears to be the case. If they are worried the Democrats have cause to be. In recent political history, wars have been more helpful to the political fortunes of Republicans than to those of Democrats as evidenced by the terrorist attacks on the U.S. in 2001 and the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 which set the stage for a powerful showing by the Republicans in 2004. In that heavily war-influenced election year Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush won re-election with the highest number of votes cast for any presidential candidate in US history and the GOP made a net gain of four seats in the Senate and retained control of the House of Representatives. Historically Americans appear to prefer to ...
Diane Feinstein and Charles Schumer Support Michael Mukasey
2007-11-03 03:56:00 Diane Feinstein and Charles Schumer put in there support today for Michael Mukasey, Attorney general Nominee. By doing so this pretty much guarantees that Michael Mukasey will receive all the votes he needs to have his confirmation endorsed. These two stepped up and announced they will vote to support him after Patrick Leahy’s came out ...
By: TheNewsLeak
Feinstein & Schumer Confirm Support for Bush Nominee
2007-11-03 00:34:00 Two key Democrats crossed party lines and pledged their support to President Bush's embattled Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey, all but ensuring the retired judge's confirmation as the nation's top law enforcement official. read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Schumer to Expand SCHIP Coverage to the Un Born
2007-10-04 03:10:00 (WASHINGTON) ? As Congress considers an expansion of the State Children?s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), New York Sen. Charles Schumer today said the Democrat party?s goal is eventually to provide free health insurance to ?every un-aborted child in America regardless of economic or immigration status.? President George Bush has vowed to veto the $35 billion increase ...
Senator Schumer Calls Our Troops Failures
2007-09-08 10:32:00 This is the most disgraceful episode from the Defeat-o-crats in the Senate since little Dickey Durbin called our troops Nazis. This time, instead of goose-stepping, stormtroopers, our troops have been relegated to mere failures by another Democrat Senator. This time it is Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York, who said on the floor of the ...
Senator Schumer Calls Our Troops Failures
2007-09-08 00:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston This is the most disgraceful episode from the Defeat-o-crats in the Senate since little Dickey Durbin called our troops Nazis. This time, instead of goose-stepping, stormtroopers, our troops have been relegated to mere failures by another Democrat Senator. This time it is Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New ...
By: Publius Forum
In Anticipation of General Petraeus
2007-09-07 03:47:00 As I sit in my Death Chair reading article after article in the Far Left Brigades of despair via their news outlets, blogs and forums, I can hear the tiny, squeaky voices from a movie from long ago. Some of you might remember it.It was a science fiction movie in the days of the original Outer Limits and Twilight Zone genre of films. It was called, The Fly. The original was created and aired in 1958 with a remake in 1986.If you recall, a mad scientist was testing the genome structures of various creatures and, WOOPS! He became a fly. Folks were wondering what happened to him and the movie ends when they find him...and kill him.This fellow was in the basement because he kept hearing a wee-tiny little voice saying, "Help me! Help me!" As he zeroed in to the sounds, he found a fly with a human head trapped in a spider web and the fly was saying, "Help me! Help me!" The fellow looked at the scene in total horror, saw the spider approaching his friend. He picked up a book, I do ...
Chuck "Patriot" Schumer
2007-09-06 21:01:00 REMARKS BY SENATOR CHARLES E. SCHUMER We've heard of success stories every six or eight months. This province, this town, this city. ?They're cleared, they're safe.? And then because of the basic facts on the ground, we revert to the old situation. And let me be clear: the violence in Anbar has gone down despite the surge, not because of the surge. The lack of protection for these tribes from al Qaeda made it clear to these tribes, ?We have to fight al Qaeda ourselves.? It wasn?t that the surge brought peace here. It was that the warlords had to create a temporary peace here on their own. And that is because there was no one else there protecting them. So basically what Chuck is saying here is that our troops are so bad that Sunni tribes have taken to fighting for themselves? He insults the troops even as his logic couldn't be more stupid. It wasn't as if these tribes were sitting around expecting Americans to save them from the terrorists... they were in cahoots with them...
By: Coldheartedtruth
Hewitt on Schumer: One's dumb and the other exaggerates
2007-09-06 09:47:00 From Hugh Hewitt Wednesday, September 05, 2007 Senator Schumer's Slander On The Military Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 7:11 PM Today on the Senate floor, New York's Senator Schumer slandered the American military when he stated: The violence in Anbar has gone down despite the surge, not because of the surge. The inability of American soldiers to protect these tribes from al Qaeda, said to these tribes: "We have to fight al Qaeda ourselves." Asserting that the sacrifice of the American troops has been futile and their efforts in vain is an astonishing and vile statement for a sitting member of the United States Senate to make. Call the Hill switchboard at 202-225-3121 and ask for his office and make your sentiments known. Hewitt, whom I like as a commentator despite an almost glass overflowing political optimism and a chearleaderish disposition, is exaggerating. Hugh, do you really think Schumer hates soldiers or thinks they can't fight? Isn't this the kind of uncharita...
By: Asymmetric
ID-Sen: Schumer Vows to Make Race Competitive
2007-09-02 21:05:00 This is a welcome statement from Sen. Schumer to Idaho Dems. Less than an hour after Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) announced his resignation on Saturday, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats can win his seat next year. Schumer, head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, called the bathroom incident that led to Craig’s political demise “a tragedy” and said the senator “did the right thing by stepping down.” In his released statement, Schumer added, “Democrats can win in Idaho, and we intend to run a competitive race.” With an investment, Idaho can be competitive. Larry LaRocco, a strong, experience candidate, can make it so. We proved last year in both the governor’s race and in ID-01 that we can give the GOP a good scare in the state. Larry Grant was significantly outspent with no help from the DCCC. Jerry Brady, the Democratic candidate for governor, was outspent by half a million dollars [pdf]. We gave the Rep...
Sen. Schumer threatens Countrywide Mortgage and Orange Mozilo. HP just lau
2007-08-30 14:57:00 Senator Schumer, you, my friend, are a poodle.Don't you get it? The cat is already out of the bag. The damage has been done. Your banker buddies got burned. And all your grandstanding and blowharding (is that a word?) isn't gonna help 'em, or America. We're toast.Sure, go after Countrywide and Orange Mozilo - good luck with that. Once they file for Bankruptcy protection, is there really much you or they can do? (note - I'm short CFC)Here's Schumer's money boys FYI. All the big banks and bagholders that got burned by Countrywide's reckless lending. Kinda makes you see things in a different light, eh HP'ers?Schumer Tells Countrywide To End Lending PracticesWASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC) should stop paying brokers higher commissions for steering borrowers to adjustable rate subprime home loans, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday."Startling reports have shed light on how Countrywide has led the industry in the practice of steering borro...
By: Housing PANIC
Senator Schumer?s Fighting Tactics Against Foreclosures
2007-08-29 14:09:00 Figures speak for themselves. The numbers are frightening. In the Capital Region since the previous year foreclosures have increased by as much as 200%. In Albany County the jump is 63%. From 32 last July the numbers have gone up to 52 this July. In Saratoga County the situation is alarming with a 2500% high-jump. ...
Sen. Schumer- ?You can?t expect average folks to read the fine print and un
2007-08-28 08:00:00 OK Doomers, is anyone else incensed by this comment by Senator Schumer today? Schumer, discussing his 3-step plan to address rising foreclosures said: There’s a lot of deception that goes on and you can’t expect average folks to read the fine print and understand. It’s up to the mortgage broker. It’s up to the ...
By: HousingDoom
Has Chuck Schumer Gone Off The Deep End?
2007-08-27 20:15:00 It has been reported that "mister" Schumer stated in a phone interview this morning on Fox and Friends that American Politics supersedes the Rule of Law.Did anybody hear that and in what context was it stated?
OFHEO to Sen. Schumer: Close, but no cigar
2007-08-11 16:41:00 Earlier this week, there was speculation in the market that the GSEs would be allowed to increase their portfolio caps in response to this request: U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Tuesday urged Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator to temporarily lift the companies’ mortgage investment holdings to act as a market stabilizer. "Raising the portfolio cap would ...
By: HousingDoom
Text of Lockhart / Schumer letter on GSE portfolio caps
2007-08-11 15:50:00 Many thanks to Housing Wire for providing this link to a PDF image of the letter on GSE portfolio cap relief from OFHEO Director Lockhart to Senator Schumer. Housing Doom has taken the liberty of transcribing the entire text of the letter as follows. ————-212;————-;————&#-8212;——— August 10, 2007 DELIVERED BY FACSIMILEAND FIRST CLASS MAIL The Honorable Charles E. ...
By: HousingDoom
Does Senator Schumer support a 15% tax rate for Hedgefund Billionaires?
2007-08-06 00:00:00 There is a federal tax issue on the table worth highlighting as the Congress goes on vacation. It seems that rich billionaire hedge-fund managers pay lower taxes on their income than most Americans - 15% vs. 30-35% for the average...
Schumer Was Duped? Say It Ain?t So!
2007-07-28 22:23:00 First he was duped into voting for Operation Iraqi Freedom, now this WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts and Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito "duped" the U.S. Senate into confirming them, a top Democratic lawmaker charged on Friday, days after a key Republican questioned if they had lived up to their promises. Sen. Charles Schumer ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Sen. Schumer (D-NY) regrets not leading an Alito filibuster
2007-07-28 03:27:00 Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared that his decision not to lead a successful filibuster in January 2006 of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s nomination was one of his “greatest failings” as a senator. In an address to liberal legal scholars of the American Constitution Society, Schumer said that after watching the work of the newly constructed ...
By: Gun News
Schumer Rips Gonzales Over Contradictory Reponses On Spying Program
2007-07-24 19:10:00 by- Suzie-Q @ 10:10 AM MST Under direct and strident questioning from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Alberto Gonzales was unable to fully resolve his contradictory statements regarding the administration?s spying activities. Gonzales said that he misspoke when he said at a press conference in June that he and former deputy attorney general James Comey ...
By: Suzie-Q
Sen. Schumer Says They Are Thinking Of Calling Patrick Fitzgerald In For Qu
2007-07-08 19:40:00 by- Suzie-Q @ 10:41 AM MST While talking about the Scooter Libby commutation on Face the Nation, Sen. Schumer said he talked to Pat Leahy about calling Patrick Fitzgerald in for questioning about Bush and Cheney because they didn?t talk to him in the grand jury setting about the Plame/CIA leak. All legal scholars weigh ...
By: Suzie-Q
Schumer: ?No Fall Guys? For Gonzales
2007-05-24 23:30:00 by- Suzie-Q @ 2:31 PM MST Three Democratic Senators met on Capitol Hill Thursday to announce the formal introduction of their ‘no confidence’ motion against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. “We cannot allow a few people to be the fall guys when we know by all accounts that the Attorney General was directly involved in the process ...
By: Suzie-Q
Schumer: Investigate Big Oil
2007-05-07 19:18:00 Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) wants to investigate Big Oil in an attempt to find out why so many refineries are out and gas prices are soaring to record highs.I must admit, I'm perhaps the most skeptical person of Big Oil around, but unless Schumer can prove the oil companies are at least partially involved in the price hikes, we've been down this road before, I think the Senate has more important things to worry about...like, passing a bill at some point.Nevertheless, oversight is good.
By: Nicks Notes
Home Ownership Welfare - Proposed By Democrats Jack Reed & Charles Schumer
2007-04-18 08:17:00 Should American citizens, the subprime lenders or Wall Street pay? If Senator Jack Reed and Charles Schumer??get what they want, you and I will pick up the $120+ billion foreclosure bailout bill. Most economists believe the anticipated 1.25 million foreclosure bailout numbers will be significantly higher. On Monday, Mr Reed??a leading member of the Senate Banking Committee announced ...
Schumer wants government bail out for those in foreclosure? WHAT?!!
2007-04-17 22:21:00 I know this is old news, but I just had to put in my 2 cents. Ol’ Mr. Schumer in New York is trying to bring out the proverbial life raft for borrowers in foreclosure and the subprime banks who are the “victims” of the recent rash of defaults (like the nifty graphic I whipped ...
US ATTY-GATE: Schumer on News that Rove, Bush Were Involved
2007-03-14 17:24:00 US ATTY-GATE: Schumer on News that Rove, Bush Were Involved
By: Current Era Blog
Schumer: Gonzales Must Go
2007-03-12 01:13:00 Our own Senator Schumer is the first member of Congress to call for Attorney Generral Alberto Gonzales to resign.Gonzales has had a pretty bad week to say the least, thanks to, first of, the recent PATRIOT Act problem; Gonzales and FBI director Robert Mueller acknowledged the FBI had broken the law to secretly pry out personal information about people in the U.S. as part of its pursuit of suspected terrorists and spies. This does not bode well for those arguing the PATRIOT Act does not infringe on people's civil liberties.Then there's the recent federal prosecutor firing scandal. A group of federal prosecutors, all Republicans, were recently fired for "performance problems." These prosecutors complain they were fired for either bringing ethics complaints against Republicans or failing to do so against Democrats...political reasons...not a reason to be fired.Senator Joe Biden (D-Delaware) stated Gonzales is "better off" if he resigned, while Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) r...
By: Nicks Notes
Schumer Calls on Gonzales to Step Down
2007-03-11 23:42:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate’s No. 3 Democrat said Sunday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign because he is putting politics above the law. Sen. Charles Schumer cited the FBI’s illegal snooping into people’s private lives and the Justice Department’s firing of federal prosecutors. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Gonzales repeatedly has shown more allegiance to President ...
By: TexasFred's
Chuck Schumer's Imaginary Friends
2007-01-27 01:37:01 This is... well, quite disturbing. Biking through New York's boroughs in 2005, I thought about some old friends, Joe and Eileen Bailey. Though they are imaginary, I frequently talk to them. To me, they represent the hardworking and often-ignored families who are not tuned in to special-interest newsletters or editorial pages, but want a little something more from their government and their leaders. Ooooooookay. If the Baileys (or is that Joe and Eileen O'Reilly, Chuck?) are imaginary, perhaps Senator Schumer only *thinks* they want more government in their lives. Who really knows? I guess it depends on what milligram level he took that day before his "bike ride." And here I thought the contest for the Democrat Senator with the most dissolved brain cells was between Ted Kennedy or Robert Byrd (D-KKK). -Bruce (GayPatriot)
By: GayPatriot
Schumer on Net Neutrality
2006-08-29 11:45:02 The Senator will release this statement today: “I believe the Internet has the power to enhance one of the most fundamental values of our democracy: freedom of speech. That’s why I support the free flow of information on the Internet and enforceable network neutrality. I will oppose the flawed and limiting provisions in Senator [...]
By: BuffaloPundit
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