Bernie Sanders, man of the people
Sanders isn’t one of the richest of politicians, but he’s got a few million.
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Sanders and Biden and the left: together again
Prior to his election in 2008, Obama concealed how far to the left he was, and the American people bought it. He had a calm and soothing voice and demeanor, as well as what people thought of as a great … Continue reading →
Bernie does what he does best: drops out of the race
Remember that old Timothy Leary prescription – “turn on, tune in, drop out”? I bet Bernie does. Today he announced he’s dropping out of the race, although he remains on the ballot for the rest of the primaries. “I wish … Continue reading →
Bernie is Biden’s non-opponent
Bernie Sanders made an announcement today, and it wasn’t that he would drop out. It was that he would soldier on for a while, and in the meantime he gave Biden the questions for a take-home exam: Despite the fact … Continue reading →
More on November, 2020
The near-certainty that the Democratic nominee will be Biden raises the specter of the Democrats coming back and picking up where Obama left off, only worse. We dodged that bullet in 2016. But the question has always been whether that … Continue reading →
Bernie ♥ his myth of Denmark
Paul Mirengoff of Powerline points out the ways in which Bernie Sanders’ vision of turning the US into Denmark is a dream based on a myth of what Denmark actually is, and what other Scandinavian countries he admires actually are. … Continue reading →
Here’s a question
Are Democratic leaders afraid of Sanders because they don’t want socialism? Or are they afraid of him because they think he’s too open about his plans for socialism, and they think that would ruin his chances for election and would … Continue reading →
Israel, Socialism, and Bernie “Corbyn” Sanders
The editorial board of the NY Sun writes, in a piece entitled “Democrats Debate: Senator Sanders Emerges in the Garb of Jeremy Corbyn”: Where in the blazes were the rest of the Democrats on the stage when Israel was brought … Continue reading →
That Cuban literacy rate Bernie loves to talk about.
This is a few years old (hat tip: Instapundit) and was written about a statement of Obama’s. But it applies quite nicely to Bernie’s praise of the Cuban literacy program under Castro as well: But there’s nothing “extraordinary” about the … Continue reading →
Berniephobia
Berniephobia is gripping many Democrats. But hey, it’s been gripping me, too. It’s been gripping me for several weeks now, even before it got to its present fever pitch. And I don’t believe it’s plateaued yet. I wrote the following … Continue reading →
If Bernie is the nominee…
…the ads practically write themselves:
Continue reading →When is a socialist not a socialist?
When he’s Bernie Sanders, and he’s the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president. [NOTE: By the way, the title I gave this post reminds me of a joke I hated in my youth: “When is a door not a … Continue reading →