Don’t Blame Schumer for Failure to Pass Trump Nominees

August 4, 2025 — bunkerville

The failure to pass nominees rests with McConnell and Thune. The GOP closed up shop regardless of the hostage efforts of Schumer for his bribe offers and Trump ending the so-called negotiations that never needed to take place. Let’s take a look at Bunks previous post back in November 25 2024. Don’t count on McConnell changing any rules, and thanks Thune for not adjourning so Trump could make interim appointments.

Thune kissed the ring of McConnell as we learn, in order to take over as Senate Leader.

McConnell Takes Control of Two Most Powerful Committees as he Steps Down as Leader

Thune AKA Paul Ryan 2.0. Trading one master for another. While we celebrated the GOP taking control of the Senate this past election, one has to wonder how far did we come in ridding ourselves of the worst elements that stymied Trump his last go around. It turns out that the old fool McConnell has cut himself a sweet deal in keeping his cold almost dead hands on control of the Senate.

While he may have turned leadership over the Senator Thune, McConnell instead will be in control of the two most powerful committees in the Senate. Maine’s Senator Collins will be right there along side of him taking control of the full Appropriations Committee, another one who with her side kick Murkosksi from Alaska, are thorns in the GOP side

Maine Sen. Susan Collins currently holds the top Republican slot on the Defense Subcommittee, which drafts the Pentagon’s annual spending bill, worth $825 billion.

Collins is expected to become chairwoman of the full Appropriations Committee next year and McConnell said in the statement he looks forward to working with her “to accomplish our shared goal.”

It wasn’t immediately clear Thursday if Collins would become chairwoman of one of the Appropriations Committee’s other 11 subcommittees.

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McConnell will also take over the Senate Rules Committee, one of the oldest panels in the chamber that holds a broad jurisdiction.

The GOP Senate members elected Thune by secret ballot just 24 hours after they got into town.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who backed Scott on the first ballot, tried to convince his colleagues Tuesday to postpone the leadership election until later in November to give Trump and his team more time to weigh in on the race.

“We’re not even in town for 24 hours. I told them, ‘I’m offended by that.’ I think quite honestly that’s outrageous. They’re just trying to jam this down everybody’s throat,” Johnson said of the decision to hold the Senate election less than 24 hours after senators convened again in Washington after the Nov. 5 nationwide election.

The Hill

These people are everything wrong with America Yet somehow Mitch McConnell has just been handed one of the highest position in Government where he can block Donald Trump’s agenda I honestly don’t even have words to describe this.

Here is the man of the hour

And a hush falls upon the noisy city. The worst of the swamp.

On a personal note Bunk struggles on with efforts to come back to full force. Posts will occur as I am able to rise to the occasion. Many thanks for all your prayers and good wishes. Much peace.

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Sen. Schumer Delusional about the Democratic Party: We’re doing very well. We are totally united.

April 28, 2025 — bunkerville

All that’s on the docket for the Dems seems to be to impeach Trump. So far the protecting the illegals from deportation has not turned out to be a winning position. Poor Chuckie. He has AOC breathing down is back in a potential run for his seat in his forthcoming reelection. So here is the Daily Caller take on the interview over at CNN yesterday:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer did not rule out impeaching President Donald Trump if the Democrats regain control of the House and Senate, during a Sunday interview.

During the interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Schumer stated that Trump is “violating [the] rule of law” on a daily basis, though it is too soon to say whether the Democrats will file articles of impeachment against the president. Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff had said during a Friday town hall that Trump has committed several offenses that exceed “any prior standard for impeachment.”

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Democrats have accused Trump of violating the rule of law by defying federal court orders related to deporting illegal immigrant gang members. The administration has maintained that they did not defy a March 15 order put in place by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who ordered that a plane transporting over 200 members of Tren de Agua be returned to the U.S.

More at the Daily Caller

All is well with the Dems… except all we have as a policy is to impeach Trump so says Bunk.

Sen. Schumer Delusional about the Democratic Party: We’re doing very well. We are totally united.

This fellow tries to give it a whirl for the Dems….

 

Good luck Chuckie.. The best of the swamp.

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Senator Mike Lee Exposes Schumer, McConnell, Johnson, and Jeffries Secretly Spending 85 Days Crafting the 1,547 Abomination

December 20, 2024 — bunkerville

 

Troubled waters for the GOP ahead with the attempted sell out by Johnson in trying to dump 1500 pages of pork on the House. Speaker Johnson, all cozy with Trump these past weeks. He spent time with Trump at Mar a Lago, the Army Navy game etc. and didn’t say a word about the 1,547 page abomination that he’s been working on for weeks.

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Mike Lee:
Schumer, McDonald, Johnson, Jeffrey—the firm. They did this. Okay, McDonald and Schumer cooked this up for the last 85 days in secret, dropped it on everybody Wednesday, and this is where we are.

There is a word for that.

Gateway Pundit:

In a fiery appearance on Jesse Watters’ Primetime, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) pulled back the curtain on what he calls a “historic betrayal of the American people.”

Lee accused Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) of secretly negotiating a bloated $1.7 trillion spending bill behind closed doors for nearly three months.

Lee revealed that the controversial legislation had been in the works for 85 days without the public’s knowledge, an act he characterized as an affront to transparency and accountability.

 

Senator Lee predicted dire consequences for those involved, specifically targeting Speaker Mike Johnson’s hold on power.

Too many have too much at stake.

Need more proof of his sell out? A portion of a post of Bunk back in April, 2024.

Paul Ryan Praises Speaker Johnson for Allowing Democrats to Seize House 

Paul Ryan, a member of the Fox Corporation Board of Directors, praised House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for permitting Democrats to seize control of the House last week.

Democrats steamrolled Johnson by successfully pushing Biden administration’s agenda through the House. Johnson gave Biden “pretty much everything” Biden asked for “without having to concede much in return,” Punchbowl reported.

Johnson “found his footing, and his voice. … [H]e did it as a statesman, risking his own personal political fortune for the greater good that he believes in,” Ryan told Axios Tuesday.

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The former House Speaker’s opinion appears to represent the mainstream establishment opinion of Johnson’s historic maneuver, but it does not represent many conservatives.

“A party unable to bring its agenda to the floor for a vote is no longer a functional majority,” Brendan Buck, a top staffer to Ryan, recently wrote in a New York Times op-ed.

Ryan’s comment comes as he holds significant influence within the Fox Corporation Board of Directors. Ryan, a board member since March 2019, serves as the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at the Fox Corporation.

Sources: Breitbart

Keep an eye out over in the Senate. McConnell is not done yet nor is he going quietly in that dark night. Nothing will move in the Senate without his support.

McConnell Takes Control of Two Most Powerful Committees as he Steps Down as Leader

November 25, 2024 

Thune AKA Paul Ryan 2.0. Trading one master for another. While we celebrated the GOP taking control of the Senate this past election, one has to wonder how far did we come in ridding ourselves of the worst elements that stymied Trump his last go around. It turns out that the old fool McConnell has cut himself a sweet deal in keeping his cold almost dead hands on control of the Senate.

While he may have turned leadership over the Senator Thune, McConnell instead will be in control of the two most powerful committees in the Senate. Maine’s Senator Collins will be right there along side of him taking control of the full Appropriations Committee, another one who with her side kick Murkosksi from Alaska, are thorns in the GOP side

Maine Sen. Susan Collins currently holds the top Republican slot on the Defense Subcommittee, which drafts the Pentagon’s annual spending bill, worth $825 billion.

Collins is expected to become chairwoman of the full Appropriations Committee next year and McConnell said in the statement he looks forward to working with her “to accomplish our shared goal.”

It wasn’t immediately clear Thursday if Collins would become chairwoman of one of the Appropriations Committee’s other 11 subcommittees.

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McConnell will also take over the Senate Rules Committee, one of the oldest panels in the chamber that holds a broad jurisdiction.

The best of the swamp.

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The Sly Old Foxes – McConnell and Schumer. Is the Border Bill Really Dead? UPDATE: Schumer Holds Procedure Vote this PM,Now voting on Ukraine, Israel

February 7, 2024 — bunkerville

 

Update IV: 

JUST IN: Senate Advances $95B Foreign Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and Taiwan, Omitting Border Security Provisions — Here are the 17 GOP Senators Who Voted with Democrats

In a 67-32 cloture vote, the Senate crossed party lines, with several RINO senators joining Democrats to move the foreign aid bill forward. The bill is still in play. This is not a stand alone bill. Amendments will be forthcoming.

UPDATE III  Schumer is back at it… exactly as planned. VOTING NOW ON SUPPLEMENTAL FOR ISRAEL UKRAINE AND TAWAIN. The trap is set. Schumer lost. He could only get to 58 BUT the bill is still in play. Last I heard they were working on amendments to the bill including the border in order to bring the whole bill forward and get to 60.

Update II.  Procedural vote defeated. I am surprised Schumer brought it forward.

UPDATE: Procedural vote this afternoon. Schumer forges ahead.

Washington — 

Although Senate Republicans appeared resigned to oppose the procedural vote to open debate, with the conference in large part either opposing the border deal released on Sunday or seeking more time to review it, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer planned to forge ahead with the vote on Wednesday. 

“For the security of America at the border, for the security of Ukraine and Israel, we’re going to keep at it,” Schumer told reporters on Tuesday. “We will move further forward. Stay tuned.”

Indeed, Schumer appears to have a backup plan — to put the other elements of the supplemental funding package up for a procedural vote should the broader package that includes the border security agreement fail, according to a Democratic aide. Outside of the border elements, the national security supplemental includes military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in Gaza. (Source)

Back to the story 

It never was about aid to Israel. Not about Aid to Ukraine.

A package aimed at giving $17.6 billion to Israel failed to pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

It had been facing a veto threat from the White House, which is pushing for Congress to consider Israel aid as part of a larger $118 billion supplemental security package, along with pushback from GOP hard-liners who wanted the price tag offset by spending cuts elsewhere.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., unveiled the legislation over the weekend while blasting the Senate and White House for excluding the House from talks over a supplemental security funding and border policy bill.

….It ultimately failed to reach enough support, despite 250 lawmakers voting for it and 180 against. Forty-six Democrats voted in favor of the bill while 166 voted against. On the Republican side, 14 lawmakers voted down the Israel aid and 204 voted for it.

… (Aid to Israel)

“After nearly four months of waiting for the Senate to act, House Republicans, working in good faith, placed a clean, standalone bill on the floor — a major concession we were willing to make given the gravity of the situation to address Democrats’ stated concerns with the prior aid package,” the speaker said.

“Democrats have been unable to present any substantive policy objection in the current legislation. It is clear they are now committed to using Israel aid as leverage to force through other priorities that do not enjoy nearly the same degree of consensus. Leveraging Israel aid as it fights for survival is wrong. The White House and congressional Democrats should be ashamed.”

 

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Here are Bunks thoughts. I am no expert on procedures but from what I gathered from Fox’s Maria Bartiromo and her concerns to Speaker Johnson. She referenced a story in Axios.
 
 
So the deal? Watch now for a resurrection. Amendments to the bill. Take up the “supplemental” Israel Ukraine portion of the bill. Once done and voted upon, no longer the 60 votes are needed, it moves to the House for “compromise”  where we have already seen how dicey that can be with the impeachment vote yesterday of Majorkas.  A miracle occurs and the majority of the Border portion of the bill magically reappears since there have been amendments.
 
You keep hearing how Schumer keeps saying “we need to take up the supplemental bill.” Why else did the Dems vote against aid to Israel yesterday if its so important? Why else does Biden insist the two bills be tied together?
And our rubber neck McConnell the old fox? Wouldn’t trust him one bit.

Just for giggles, Schumer shows his hand and angst with our favorite gal, Mika over at MSNBC… first three minutes tells you what it’s all about. Chuckie boy, why do we need these bills are wrapped up on one big package? An inquiring mind here.

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Schumer Calls On Biden To Release Oil Reserves And End Oil Production

November 18, 2021 — bunkerville

 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer  called on President Biden to make use of emergency petroleum reserves in an effort to lower gas prices ahead of the holiday season.

Schumer then added that once the oil reserves were released it was time to end oil production in the US — to hell with them.

Yesterday I posted Biden Begs China To Open Their Oil Reserves During Phone Call

The South China Morning Post reports that President Biden asked President Xi, during their virtual meeting overnight, to release China’s oil reserves as part of an economic cooperation pact.

Later that day, this headline: ForexLive:

U.S. reduces strategic petroleum reserve by 3.2M barrels, lowest deposit level since 2003: EIA

  • US reduces stocks and strategic petroleum reserve by 3.2 million barrels
  • The reserves are now at the lowest level since June 2003
Yesterday the acting head of the EIA said that any release from the US strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) would have only short-lived impact on oil markets.

I have absolutely no doubt that they are trying to destroy America. I also know there’s no cost too high to protect and preserve our way of life for future generations!

 

They are not done with the oil and gas companies yet.

President Biden sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan Wednesday asking the agency to determine whether “illegal conduct” by large oil and gas companies is pushing up gasoline prices.

What they’re saying: In the letter, Biden claimed that there is “mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior by oil and gas companies.”

  • “The Federal Trade Commission has authority to consider whether illegal conduct is costing families at the pump. I believe you should do so immediately,” he added.

The other side: “This is a distraction from the fundamental market shift that is taking place and the ill-advised government decisions that are exacerbating this challenging situation,” the American Petroleum Institute said in a statement.

  • “Demand has returned as the economy comes back and is outpacing supply. Further impacting the imbalance is the continued decision from the administration to restrict access to America’s energy supply and cancel important infrastructure projects.”

The Reality!

They do not have a plan how they are going to replace oil and coal to provide electricity. Without having a viable option available NOW, they are going to plunge us into another Dark Age.

 

Don’t they understand that we won’t have ANYTHING made out of plastics (think cell phones, computers, food containers), Buying electric cars won’t help if there’s no way to charge them. Without electricity your frozen food will spoil, you won’t be able to charge your phones. THINK!!

Obama’s wish coming true. Yes…. we have the message. Obama 2.0

 

 

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Chris Matthews Stumps Chuck Schumer on Difference Between Socialist, Democrat

January 13, 2016 — bunkerville

For some reason, Chris Mathews is on a tear in trying to get people to define the difference between a Democrat and Socialist. Sadly, these days there is little if any difference. Chuckie spins around, and of course won’t answer it.

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Senators living like pigs in D.C. style frat house

December 5, 2013 — bunkerville

Tell me this really isn’t so? I thought this must be a joke. A prank. If this is what our congressmen and I mean men are able and willing to live and find no embarrassment about it, there is zero hope. How about the full size Obama dude cutout by Schumer? I have nothing more to say except this is as wacko as it gets. None other than Durbin and Schumer. CNN got quite a story here. Good work Dana Bash.

CNN’s Dana Bash takes an exclusive tour of the Washington townhouse that inspired the Amazon series, “Alpha House.”

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Just who are journalists and will be protected in the future? Diane Feinstein knows.

September 15, 2013 — bunkerville

Oh, we knew this was coming didn’t we? Control the internet, and more importantly, control the blogosphere. The best part is that in the end Eric Holder and the DOJ will be the determiner of just who is a journalist in case there is any question. Let us not let this assault get away from us while we are distracted on so many fronts.

The US Senate attempted to define who is and is not a journalist. In the process of passing a “Shield Law” to protect journalists and their sources, a fiery debate ensued over just who is a journalist and who deserves the shield law protection.

Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) was adamant to only extend the protection to “real reporters” and not, she said, a 17-year-old with his own website.

“I can’t support it if everyone who has a blog has a special privilege … or if Edward Snowden were to sit down and write this stuff, he would have a privilege. I’m not going to go there.”

Matt Drudge, a man who redefined journalism at the dawn of the new media, and continues to lead the industry in traffic and influence, took to Twitter to defend bloggers and to hammer the senator.

And Drudge is speaking from personal experience. There was a time when the political and media establishment targeted him as “Public Enemy #1” and his groundbreaking work was derided as the end of journalism.  Drudge tweets that even a federal judge attempted to define his work as non-journalism. Video of the Feinstein hearing over at : Breitbart

Notes from the video clip below:

Senators Diane Feinstein & Schumer have proposed legislation that would “define” journalist as some one who works for a ‘real’ journalism organization, ie: ABC, CNN, FOX, NY Times etc etc. Thereby excluding any alternative media, bloggers or citizen journalists. Plain & simple, you would have to be government approved in order to report and NOT face criminal charges for whatever the government deemed as NOT being journalism or news. THE GOVERNMENT WISHES NOW TO CONTROL THE MEDIA & SILENCE dissent. To report anything the government does not deem as news could land you in jail.

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