Over the weekend, the New York Times published a long interview with Senator Chuck Schumer, in which the Senate Majority Leader pitched his new book ("Antisemitism in America: A Warning"), and tried to reassure Democratic voters that despite appearances, and an insurgency in his own party, he truly was trying his hardest to help protect Americans from the ravages of the Trump administration.
The interview was less than convincing. Schumer did not give the impression of being a ruthless grandfather playing 4-D chess from his easy chair and armed with his flip phone, basing his world-altering decisions on decades of experience tailored to a reality that shifts by the hour.
Instead, he all but confirmed what his critics have been saying: He's playing a game no one has played for years, abiding by rules that have been long forgotten. He's a guy who has had the football yanked away from him countless times, to absolutely disastrous effect, and is still determined to line up for that field goal.