I'm hesitant to publish this.

On the one hand, although the genesis of C99 is at DKos and many or most of us found our way here from there, if C99 becomes just another in a dreary series of places to vent about the foibles and mismanagement of DKos, Caucus99 can never succeed... or at any rate, never succeed in an interesting and politically valuable way.

hey berners, fellow ostracized kossacks and like minded humans! its good to be in the company of people who just want to make the world a better place.
when you realize that you have unplugged from the matrix it is hard to watch and listen to those so wrapped up in the web of deceit. it is great to see you all.

(I wrote this a few years ago - 2012 - and even though it's been published before, I think it's more pertinent this primary season than it ever has been. apologies for publishing again.)

(My apologies to Thomas Jefferson)

I have over 900 diaries on Daily Kos, many highly recommended. I came here to stay in touch with comrades who left there recently. As a charter member of DSA I am a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders. Coincidentally we were both at the University of Chicago in the early 1960s and involved in the same causes.

Please rec this over at the Orange Satan: The Establishment Plan to Give Away Billions to Multinational Tax Dodgers

Here is the text:

You have to understand that, come March 15, the Clinton we all know and love, courtesy of Doug Henwood’s accurate biography My Turn, will be replaced by a brand new Clinton. She’ll be experienced (but not “at what?”), capable (but not “of what?”) and competent (but not “at what?”).

This is the scene in Instanbul last night.