while the Hillary ship sinks.

I recommend noticing who the die-hards are who keep pro-claiming "nothing-burger" or "Colin Powell" while the Hillary ship slides below the surface. They are the ones you never have to pay any attention to in the future.

John Atcheson has an outstanding essay on CommonDreams entitled Expecting Sanders Supporters to "Close Ranks?" Definitely a must read. Atcheson very eloquently and persuasively lays out the case as to why so many Sanders supporters see Clinton as a completely unacceptable alternative, and discusses the devolution of the Democratic Party that has brought it to its current sorry state.

(For the humor challenged, the following is meant as pure snark, so please don't get your knickers in a twist.)

In The Prince, widely considered the most important and influential book on political theory ever written, Nicollo Machiavelli states:

Here is an interesting Counterpunch article by Margaret Kidder, about the Faustian deal that many 33 states have made with the Hillary Victory Fund. Essentially, the state Democratic parties have made deals to funnel donations to the Hillary Victory Fund, which then distributes these monies as it sees fit. This multiplies the limit that an individual donor can make to a state party committee by the number of states signing on to the deal.

[Cross-posted from Daily Kos]

By now, most of you have seen this video:
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First off, I wonder why Bill hasn’t told Hillary you never point at people. You use a closed fist with the thumb out. He pioneered the gesture.

I have heard all the arguments as to why I should vote for Hillary Clinton because I am a woman. I have heard that Bernie Sanders supporters are nothing but lily white men. Guess what? I don't vote because of a person's sex. I'm not pure white, my great-grandmother was Cherokee and Dad registered all of the children as part of the Cherokee Nation. My vote needs to be earned.

Hi guys!

I missed the last couple primaries on here due to a combo of personal and a family members health issues so I figured I would check and see if someone had already jumped in to fill the void while I was gone.

If not, we can do it again tonight on this thread or if someone is doing a better one just let me know and I will jump in!

Hi Guys,

I know I'm new here. I have many things to explain, much to apologize for, and to justify my existence... I know.

I will start with many thanks for the warm welcome I've received here. You all are amazing.

OK - here we go... Why I voted for Hillary...