I think Bernie Sanders is one of the last people in the United States Senate that I can stand to listen to these days with all of this kabuki theater going on over raising the debt ceiling and the demands for deficit reduction on the backs of the working class and the poor along with Republicans drawing a line in the sand with their public refusals to raise taxes.
Ed Schultz asked Bernie about former President Bill Clinton tossing the idea about lowering the corporate tax rates in America in exchange for closing some loopholes, which Sanders shot down. We all know how that would turn out after watching how the Republicans are negotiating in bad faith on the budget right now. They'd get Democrats to agree that the tax rates should be lowered and then stomp off when they tried to get them to agree to which loopholes to close. That or the only ones they'd go after are those that affect the middle class and not the rich.
Bernie's still out there asking people to sign his petition, which now has well over 100,000 signatures. If you haven't signed yet, you can do so here.
I signed, and right now Bernie is the first national politician I would get behind on most issues.
We need a lot more independents with conscience and sensibility.
I agree. We need enough independents to unseat every corrupt politician from both wings of the Corporate Party.
We need someone other than thugs to vote for.
I simply have no option come every election. Everytime it is the same crap. One wing overtly flips me the bird and the other that does it behind my back.
"When you're president -- as opposed the head of a private equity firm -- your job is not simply to maximize profits. Your job is to figure out how everybody in the country has a fair shot." - President Barack Obama
...but don't you think this is rather obvious? I know, republican't obstructionism, stupidity, call the wahmbulance but really, isn't it time for the republican'ts to grow up and start acti...oh wait.
Mickey: "It was an epiphany. Do you know what an epipany is?"
Keoni: "NOT NOW MICKEY!"
If those working class and the poor would just get rich they'd be less of a drag on the truly wealthy. (/snark)
Senator Sanders has the stones and sense that is lacking so sorely in DC.
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Handy, I'm sure you say that in snark but that is really the essence of what they go out and say everyday.
Having a tough time making it or paying for your health care? You aren't trying enough, you need a different job etc.
They seem to think everybody can fit in the top 50% if they only tried harder. They are truly shallow and unthinking and deserving of any lack of respect they feel they get.
Bingo! These are the same people who get cut off when the pyramid scheme falls apart, but they still keep trying to sell the package 'cause they just invested their kids' college funds.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
What can we do to keep the unscrupulous wealthy from being a drag on the rest of us?
Sanders is one of the few currently in Congress with courage and common sense.
Nothing further needs to be said.
I agree. I just e-mailed him at:
http://sanders.senate.gov/contact/
And asked him to consider running.
We need more people like Sen. Sanders in all elected offices. I will contribute to a PAC dedicated to electing progressives like him in state and federal offices.
MSiddique
great job Bernie as always.
we need 66 more of you.
true American doing his work for the American People.
At least 97, not 66
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CTHULHU 2012 "Why vote for a lesser evil?"
He may be an independent, but Bernie is a real liberal, unlike 3/4 of the Democratic Party.
This is what the Democratic Party used to be.
I love Bernie Sanders.
Ditto . My eighty two year old mom called me out of the blue one day , asked me if I knew who Bernie Sanders was , she had listened to him by chance , became a fan , she said " I really like that guy" , blew me away .
"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."
He will vote for whatever debt reduction *compromise* Obama and the Republicans put before the Senate, just as he voted for Obama's corporate healthcare bill.
What difference would lowering the corporate tax rate make? How many corporations end up paying anywhere near the current rate? Closing loopholes and taking back tax breaks for industries that clearly don't need them (big oil, pharm, and agriculture) would go much farther towards decreasing the deficit - if that's what they really want.
Big surprise Clinton is for reducing them though. Whassamatter Bill? $100 million dollars not enough for you?
...will only destroy what's left of our economy. Whassamatter Diff? Billions in corporate welfare not enough?
Thanks for posting about this. I've signed the letter and wanted to post it on my facebook page, but for some reason Bernie's website uses Share This, which is way too intrusive about what it wants access to. Too bad because I would like to share it with my friends...
You could just copy the URL into the "link" option on your status.
I don't spend much time on facebook, so the tip is most helpful.
I agree about these facebook apps that want access to your wall, friends, etc.
he says he doesn't want a "short term solution". He's saying he wants to get maximum mileage out of this bullshit scare that our political and media establishment have been pushing. He wants to undermine Social Security, Medicare, and other social programs at the end of this little charade.
say. But I agree with you wholeheartedly. I wish we could have a do over. Want to bet he wouldn't get the nomination?
IF this is all we have looking out for the working class people, we are soo fucked. What one or 2 people in congress who fight for the people and the rest of them are there to suck off the corporations. Obama sits there and thinks the repugs give a shit about this country and the working people or the Unions. What he thinks the repugs will ever get any JOBS Bill going or tax there money givers the rich. WTF, I wonder if Obama has a clue. He is pushing his base away. This is just what the repugs want. This country has some of the most dipshit people in it who could not pull there head out of there ass. If the repugs get in in 2012, its All over for the middel class and working people. Never thought I would see this country go down. It tool them ( corporations & Banks) to buy the country, but looks like they did just that. One thing that I see is the chickin shit DEMS who sat around with there head up there ass and just let it happen. Some one else said this, If the US is going broke, Why are the RICH haveing so much fun and the rest of us told WE need to cut back on every thing we do. The poor can go without health care, kids don't need to go to school and hell collage is out for most of the working class people. Do these dipshit teabaggers think the rich will give a shit about them when the rich is is total charge of everything. If so what a bunch of fucktards.
that social security cuts are on the table according to TPM should tell you everything you need to know about the Democratic Party and Obama. The Republicans are giving him cover and then they will blame it on him. After all Obama said he would rather be a great one term president/s
Here is the article if anyone is interested.
http://bit.ly/nFxSfm
When he's gone, there likely won't be any more like him ever again. Like the last WWI vet, the last American liberal's passing will be given its 15 seconds of fame, then forgotten.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
I think you should try to charge individuals in congress, the department of (in)justice and the supreme court for treason.
I think it would be fun to watch.
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That's why the poor and working class helped elect a record number of republicans to office in 2010, by either voting for them or staying at home. I thought the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
who are members of the working class and poor believe this is unfair. Other Americans, who are every bit as American, disagree and think it is a fine idea. More's the pity.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
then?
CTHULHU 2012 "Why vote for a lesser evil?"
and go after tax dodgers, tax loopholes, offshore tax breaks, tax havens,
like this:http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/speeches/speech/senate-floor-speech-on-carried-interest-and-offshore-tax-havens
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