Whoever heard of a Washington politician voting to shut down the government?

A bone-deep Washington politician, Chuck Schumer tore into Trump’s ‘continuing budget resolution,’ called it a bad bill then voted for it – to keep the government open.

Trump thanked Schumer. Democrats howled. Tap-dancing Schumer threw up a smoke screen.

Back when Trump first ran for president in the primary Republicans stared at a dozen candidates standing on the debate stage – every one sounded like Washington politician except one: Trump. Republicans stepped away from Washington politicians – Trump won.

Joe Biden lived and breathed Washington politics for five decades before stumbling into the White House. Schumer’s cut from the same bolt of cloth.

So, is it time, past time, for Democrats to give Schumer the boot?

They should. But probably won’t.

Schumer votes with Trump. Democrats howl. But keep him. It’s odd but odd’s a way of life in politics.

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Telling stories, in his memoir Carter Wrenn follows The Trail of the Serpent twisting and turning through politics from Reagan to Trump. Order his book from Amazon.