Please finish drinking, swallowing, or inhaling fellow swamper et. al., Your beloved medical analyst has analyzed one Bernard Sanders, 78 y.o., married, caucasoid Ashkenzai life-long politician, Vermonter and dependent-independent.
From down under, comes somebody that has a modestly full understanding of the current political atmosphere up here in benevolent land.
I know some here may not like the leangth of this but quoting will not do.
Go to her site for the full monty.
The Belief That Everything Will Be Fine Once Trump’s Gone Is More Dangerous Than Trump
The New York Times Dual Endorsement of Klobuchar and Warren: This Ain’t It, Chief
Just a taste:
NYT: Good news, then, that Elizabeth Warren has emerged as a standard-bearer for the Democratic left.[1]
[1] A “standard bearer” that is number two in the national polls and raised four million dollars in two days after Sanders stabbed her in the back and accused her of sexism. Oh, wait…
No offense to cattle but creepy uncle joe just contracted hoof in mouth about social security.
Democratic Debate Transcript with authoritative editing …
I think it's good to start with a question when engaging political issues. My audiences are the folks who are "undecided" about who to vote for, or who have chosen another pointless insider to support.
When a community has troubles coming down the line, when the people need some way to address those troubles… That’s when you need Vision. Not talking here about virtuous generalizations: “All people should be free,” “We need to respect nature” kind of things. Nor am I talking about ideological nor technological supposed “remedies.” Those have their place, but there’s a ton of things that are…
Specific.
Matt Taibbi's everywhere this month, especially over the past few days. As some reading this may remember (going back over a decade at "the other place"), I've been a huge fan of his for a long time. I was active in Boston political media, back in the early 80's, when his father, Mike, was a leading local newscaster there; and I met him (and worked countless times with his tv station's news staff) a few times, as well.
Politics: Get down to the REAL Nitty-Gritty
Being a politically aware person for some 58 years now (thank you Bolshevik-fleeing Granddad!) I’ve always been one of those people who frequent political discussion circles. I don’t exclude anyone on the basis they’re insane or dis/agreeable to my thinking or feelings.
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
To fight climate change, we need another stimulus package, a green stimulus package.
Government spending to generate jobs is a strategy pioneered in Depression America. The President called it the New Deal. Now the United Nations wants governments to spend on green jobs to combat climate change.
