Schumer: ‘A Gun Held’ To Our Heads by GOP Over FAA Funding

Cybercast News Service ^ | 8/3/11 | Nicholas Ballasy

[Nachum]

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused House Republicans of “hostage taking” for not passing a “clean” short-term extension to fund the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with no cuts, comparing the situation to “a gun held” by the GOP to the heads of Democrats. “The issue is not essential air service. It’s not even a labor issue. It’s the issue of hostage taking. It’s as if someone puts a gun to your head and says ‘give me your money’ and then you say, ‘why won’t you give them their money?’

[Nachum]

Gosh Chuckie, after ramming your big spending down our throats for the last two years, what did you expect?

[Jim Robinson]

No problem. Send Boehner in to negotiate.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Geez, I spit on my monitor.

[kingu]

Hey, Chuck, got a little question for you: Let's say tomorrow the FAA went out of business. Totally lost the funding, someone deposited it in the wrong account, whatever. How long until the planes fly again? 3 hours maybe? Perhaps a whole day?

Understanding that a federal agency is not essential is the first step in comprehending just what a disaster you've helped make of government. The GOP didn't put a gun to anyone’s head (huh, it's like, I remember something about rhetoric and violence..eh, it's gone..) They simply, and oh so casually, moved it from pointing at the American people. Unfortunately, your gun is still pointed at the bottom of our very very flimsy economic boat, and you're certainly prone to shooting off without thought.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

HAH!!!

[Gene Eric]

Jackasses continuing with the violence theme — disgraceful.

[DesertRhino]

Tsk tsk,,,, Schumer, you are going to wind up getting Gabby shot AGAIN using that hateful tone!

[ClearCase_guy]

Hostage taking, gun to the head, give me your money ...

Boy, those Republicans are bad news. Maybe the government should just arrest them all and put them in camps.

[Darteaus94025]

PULL THE TRIGGER!!!

[RC2]

By the GOP? How about the American people. We need to tell these liberal bastards they are done. Go home or we will take you home.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Lighten up Chuckie! You’re going to cause yourself to have a heart attack.

[hal ogen]

chuckie is such a load...and never disappoints.

[scooby321]

Chuckie go play with your Buddy Weiner.

[oldbrowser]

Yes, we are holding a gun to their heads every time we don't give them exactly what they want.
Wait to see where we put the gun when we have control of both houses .

[Lazamataz]

Schumer: :It’s as if someone puts a gun to your head and says ‘give me your money’ and then you say, ‘why won’t you give them their money?"

Isn't this EXACTLY what liberals do? Put guns to our head and say 'give me your money'?

Wow, just BRAZEN chutzpah.

[jonrick46]

The House passed the FAA funding appropriations and sent it up to the Senate. Hey Chuckie! It was up to you to finalize the appropriation. Your party has control of the Senate. Why didn’t you do your job, idiot?

[RummyChick]

He will probably be on the Super Congress committee.

[Paladin2]

This must be semi-satire.

[Jim Robinson]

No problem. We just need to appoint a blue ribbon congressional committee to study the problem.

[Lazamataz]

The House passed the FAA funding appropriations and sent it up to the Senate. Hey Chuckie! It was up to you to finalize the appropriation. Your party has control of the Senate. Why didn’t you do your job, idiot?

I'll tell you why Chuck Schumer didn't do his job: He was too busy putting a gun to the head of the American people and saying "Give me your money".