@Amanda Matthews

posts here, trying to sort them out.

http://caucus99percent.com/content/my-inner-journey-sanders-date

http://caucus99percent.com/content/my-inner-journey-sanders-date-phase-2

http://caucus99percent.com/content/spoiler-candidates-and-protest-votes-...

I guess I still think he is better than most professional politicians. The part where I am still muddled is: Is he doing what he really thinks is best for the 99%, even if I disagree that it's best for us? Or, is he doing what is best for him, knowing it is not best for us?

I may never be able to answer those questions to my own satisfaction.

#2

@AnotherPeasant

about Bernie. However,as a general matter, I think there is something between sheep dog and hero. As to Bernie, it could be that, as a NYT story said, he ran primarily to get his message out. Regardless of whatever I may conclude as to Bernie and his motives, I think getting his message out was a good thing. And he told Chuck Todd that he (Sanders) ran as a Democrat because, otherwise, the media would not have given him air time. However, without planning it, Sanders' run had the consequence, unintended by him, of Isheepdogging us--but only during the primary. I am not saying that is what happened. I am saying it is possible.

Bernie's so-called revolution, however, is much harder to rationalize--and that picked up from the convention through Election Day and continues. I have an even harder time sorting that out than I did his run. A Revolution to back Jean Shaheen?

#2 -At this point, no, I don't. He has been part of Washington for too long, and playing with the Democrats for most of that time. He has become a defacto part of that power structure. His idea of "change" may be a little too Obama-esque. His idea of "Revolution" may fall way short of what is actually needed to save this country. When I think back to how alive and all-in I felt towards his campaign, at first, it makes me sad now. I defended him probably longer than I should have, and now I have a definite question in my mind that will probably never be fully answered: "Was Bernie in fact a sheep-dog of the Left?" Six months ago I would have said "HELL, NO!" But with every accommodation to the DNC Brahmins that he makes, my doubt about him rises. Most days now, I agree with the Sane Progressive, that Bernie has become a danger to the Movement.

I still think he means well, but being all-in on the fake intel-report blaming the Rooshins for everything, that is in fact dangerous. And sad. Bernie is helping spread bullshit that could well end us all in either nuclear fire, or nuclear winter. And he is doing it to help the people that defrauded him of the nomination. The Dems are trying to distract us all from their criminal behavior, by shaking Vlad Putin in our faces, as though he might be some voodoo fetish doll, the Deep State's Satan of the Hour. I'm not buying it, but I meet WAY too many people that ARE.

We need real change. We need a new party. We need a real Leftist to lead it. -Or at least a real populist. We need to start looking for them (and not just in Washington!), and see if we couldn't draft them. And I wish I knew where to start looking.

@LoneStarMike

The Democratic Party's "unity" was very evident in the primary. Of a couple of hundreds or so Democratic members of the House, a token two endorsed Bernieboth co-chairs of the Caucus he founded and chaired for its first eight years and one token Senator, from a very liberal state that doesn't have as many delegates as, say, California. IMO, none of that was real, not the endorsements and not the ones that refused to endorse him.

Then again, one person's unity is another's corruption.

#2

It might be a made up title, but they have plans to "use" him.

New DNC chairman Perez wants to make Ellison 'the face of the Democratic Party'

Ellison fell short of the votes needed to run the Democratic National Committee in a contest here Saturday. The job went to former Obama Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who immediately appointed Ellison as his deputy.

In an interview Sunday, Perez said he had big plans for Ellison as his deputy, including letting him run point on the party's grass-roots organizing efforts.

Perez also noted he wanted to make Ellison the "face of the Democratic Party."

Tom Perez is too butt-ugly to even be seen on television.

He reminds me of a used-car salesman.

And let's face it - what he's trying to sell is a real clunker that wouldn't even pass inspection.

He's definitely not an inspirational speaker, and he doesn't really know how to answer questions. If the question is too tough, he'll even run away.

Keith is a lot better at all that. I think the Democratic Party is going to use Keith as the spokesman for the DNC in an attempt to make the party look more appealing.

Meanwhile, Perez will be behind the scenes making sure all those big consulting firms continue to suck up most of the money raised to be used in the national campaigns and little of it will go to the state campaigns. Just like it is now.

All they want to do is use Keith just like the party uses Bernie.

And after all that, Perez had the gall to say according to the New York Post

“You know, our unity as a party is our greatest strength,” Perez told CNN. “And it’s his worst nightmare. And, frankly, what we need to be looking at is whether this election was rigged by Donald Trump and his buddy Vladimir Putin.”

Russia, Russia, Russia!

And as far as his statement on unity being our their party's greatest strengh. LOL!