Furious? You Should Be
Furious? You Should Be The battle may have been lost, but the war can still be won Dan Rather and Team Steady Nov 11 Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) , one of the architects of the deal to end the government shutdown. Credit: Getty Images Today, Americans awoke to what can only be described as political surrender by Democrats. We’ve seen it called everything from capitulation to buckling to caving. And what we’ve heard from party faithfuls is full-on fury. You can hardly blame them. Only days after finally seeing some daylight in big election wins over Trumpism, a small group of Democratic Senators and one Independent seemed to have suddenly lost their nerve and raised the white flag to Republicans as a way of ending the shutdown. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking most of the heat, even though he isn’t one of the small group that sided with the Republicans. Some Democrats in Congress are saying he has “failed to meet the moment.” More are suggesting he resign immedia...