His hypocrisy on Supreme Court appointments has been highlighted in media reports all week. On top of that, he’s pulling arrows out of his back from the White House as a result of an inter-party fight over national security.
Unfortunately for Chuck Schumer, bad news seems to follow him wherever he goes.
Politico: Chuck Schumer Is About To Spend A Lot Of Time Taking On The 2007 Version Of Himself
But in 2007, while in the majority and salivating over the prospect of a Democratic president being elected, Schumer delivered a speech to the American Constitution Society that is now Republicans’ go-to line when deflecting criticism over obstruction. Dubbed the ‘Schumer Standard’ by Republicans, the New York Democrat at that time called on his colleagues to ‘reverse the presumption of confirmation’ for judicial nominees offered by then President George W. Bush.
Washington Post: Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2007 Vowed Not To Confirm Any More Court Nominations From President George W. Bush
That was 18 months before the end of Bush 43’s presidency.
Mediaite: You’ll Be Shocked To Learn That Chuck Schumer Is A Massive Hypocrite
I hope you’re sitting down, because it appears that Democratic New York Senator Chuck Schumer has taken a position not out of principled conviction, but because it grants him political gain.
Fox News: This Is The Kind Of Washington Hypocrisy That Should Make Everyone Cringe
And as the Daily Caller noted, here’s Schumer in July of 2007, saying Senate Democrats shouldn’t allow George W. Bush to fill any future Supreme Court vacancies ‘except in extraordinary circumstances’: ‘We should reverse the presumption of confirmation. The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice Ginsburg by another Alito.’
Politico: White House Rips Schumer’s ‘Credibility’ On National Security
The White House on Wednesday lambasted Sen. Chuck Schumer, calling into question his national-security credentials after he criticized the Obama administration over homeland security funding…’At some point Sen. Schumer’s credibility in talking about national security issues, particularly when the facts are as they are when it relates to homeland security, have to be affected by the position that he’s taken on other issues,’ White House press secretary Josh Earnest shot back.
ABC News: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest Slammed Sen. Chuck Schumer Today, Questioning The New York Senator’s ‘Credibility’ On National Security Issues
The rare White House criticism of the Senate’s number two Democrat came after Schumer blasted the decision to cut counter-terrorism funding in President Obama’s budget proposal.
New York Post: White House Spokesman Astonishes Reporters With Attack On Schumer
In an extraordinary attack, the White House on Wednesday slammed Sen. Charles Schumer for criticizing the administration’s proposed cuts to homeland security funding — labeling Schumer ‘wrong’ and even calling his ‘credibility’ on homeland security into question by digging up a sore point in his voting record.
The Hill: White House Rips Schumer Over Anti-Terror Funding
The White House on Wednesday lashed out at Sen. Charles Schumer for criticizing cuts to anti-terrorism programs in President Obama’s budget request.