to run for POTUS, so none of what he is doing right now surprises me in the least. Bernie is a man of integrity and a man of his word -- he promised to support Hillary Clinton if she got the nomination, and he promised to work against the Republican nominee, who just happens to be media buffoon and national embarrassment Donald J. Trump.

Bernie won't go Green and he won't go indy. Remember, he still has another job in January as a senator from Vermont.

I really don't want Senator Sanders to endorse She Who Shall Not Be Named, but he's gonna eventually and I'll have a full-on sad about it then. But Bernie also promised his supporters he would take his candidacy all the way to the convention, so he'll do that, too.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/10/some-sober-lessons-for-bernie-san...

But if Bernie at some point urges you to get behind the Democratic candidate, it would be best to maintain some moral integrity and say Thanks for the ride, Uncle Bernie. I’m sorry you have to do what you think you have to do. But sorry. No way!

what to do then. Be cool until then.

with the purity arguments and deception claims made during the past couple of weeks. This brief essay is one more expressing deep concern about a possibility that a previously trusted politician, Bernie no less, might be preparing to betray us. The evidence? A statement from several days ago that he would work with Obama to help defeat Trump and Republicans everywhere. Heaven help us all.

First Liz Warren gets tossed under the bus and now Bernie. Sellouts all. Come on, get a grip folks. The crime they are accused of is engaging in politics. A pig will refuse to wrestle with a politician over fear of getting too dirty to ever again feel clean. We will never be able to trust or support a politician if we demand they don't do politics. We will also never get anywhere if we demand they support every single issue just like us. We will disagree. We have to pick those who most closely fit our positions. And, most important to remember, we will be disappointed from time to time.

I get it. Warren's endorsement of Hillary is troubling. The supposed dissing of her supporters may, yes only may, have other explanations. Her actions in the legislative arena have been stellar in the banking, economic, and financial protection areas. I disagree with her on fracking, militarism, and Israel. There may be other areas but these are the two that come to mind. I'm also puzzled by the timing of the endorsement.

Bernie. This is Bernie we're talking about. Whose record is more consistently in line with the interests of the average American than those of Bernie Sanders? But here we are again, like with Warren, hand wringing about deception and betrayal. A wise person told me some years ago that worry is interest paid on troubles we don't have. Maybe there is a problem with one or the other or both. I don't know. Neither does anyone else. We don't need to decide right this minute.

I get it. The shocking level of deception and betrayal we've seen revealed the past few months is stunning. I can't remember so completely fooled by so many and so well in my 65 years. It would be easy to allow myself to see betrayal in every action of those I thought were allies. I refuse to do that but I will be far more aware of actions rather than words.

Me talking about me but I was complicit in being deceived. I wanted to see Obama be the 21st Century FDR. I wanted TOP to be a progressive site I could feel comfortable at. I wanted Dems to be good husbands to the New Deal and FDR's legacy. There were good signs and solid evidence that they all had other plans but I missed it until Hillary brought them out. I actually think that viewing through the Bernie lens made it all clear.

Bernie and Liz warren, I think, deserve more time for their actions to make their motives and intentions become clear. Howard Dean has made his bed. Al Franken too. He's off my donation list. There are many more. Those who jumped on the Hillary train to hell early will get nothing this election. My decision to support a candidate or organization is based on a record of being a defender of the interests of most Americans and an opponent to neoliberal and neocon scheming. Those who Bernie endorses will get the share that would have gone to those who chose to side with Hillary and the New Republicans.

I'm going to give Bernie, Warren, and the recent Hillary endorsers some slack. For now anyway. I intend to let them build a record from this point before judging whether they stand for us or with the money. Do whatever you want.

These are all things Bernie Sanders said in the past year. He has not changed his stance on them and he has not "sold us out".

• He said he would not run as a 3rd party candidate.
• He said he would support the winner of the Democratic primary.
• He said he would work to defeat the Republican candidate.
• He said he had disagreements with President Obama but would work with him for the good of the country.

If anyone didn't listen to what Bernie said, that's on them, not on him.

her rump for the fraud at the Clinton Foundation, and Bern assured him that he would be happy to accept the Dem nom in that case. Heh.

I was saving them for a REAL celebration should one ever arise! Now you went and wasted them!

Bend over folks, here it comes again.

If the Republicans pull someone else in to run, well maybe. But Trump will cut her to shreds and widely publicize all the stuff Obama is protecting her from.

How badly does Bernie want to defeat Trump? If Hillary wins the nomination, he has to make some decisions and then he has to live with them the rest of his life.

I understand that he's probably tired. He's been working like a mad man for ages and could probably use a rest. But if he lets Hillary get the nomination, Trump will win.