The Occasional Observer

Democrats like Charles Schumer certainly think there's blood in the water:

He’s the Republican canary in a coal mine,” Schumer said in a conference call with reporters this morning. “When that canary speaks truth, he is snuffed out.”

He started off the call by saying, “Newt and I are considered political opposites, but I couldn’t agree with him more on what he said on Republicans plan to end Medicare. … It was refreshing to hear such candor from a top Republican, but it's equally startling to then see the hard right turn so quickly on him for his comments."