Once again, elected Democrats have exposed themselves as cowardly, impotent lunatics and slaves to their even more unhinged base. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate minority leader,

N.Y., sidestepped questions on whether he had confidence in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday. The top House Democrat was directly asked about Schumer twice during a hastily-announced press conference to emphasize their opposition to Republicans' government funding bill.