Like General Julius Caesar Senator Sanders has crossed the Rubicon.

[CK_John]

He wants to complete his bucket list with a run at being POTUS. I have no problem with that but I wish he had done it in '08, since.....he will not be running as a Democrat.

He has spent a life time in politics without having to choose a party and being very successful at it, why would anyone expect a change????

He will be well financed by those looking for a 3 way race, and why would we expect anything different.

[merrily]

1. General Caesar? That's a new one.

Bucket list. Oh, I get it. He's a few years older than Hillary.

These posts are fun.

[CK_John]

5. General Caesar started a civil war by crossing the Rubicon River.

[merrily]

6. Yeah, General Caesar.

[LuvNewcastle]

16. General Caesar encountered some

friendly barbarians during his campaign and they fed him salad. Caesar had to have his salad at least once a week for the remainder of his life.

During July, Caesar's favorite month, he would have great feasts prepared. His friend Brutus would consume a whole roasted chicken every time. Caesar, always the gracious host, would say, "Eat two, Brutus, eat two!"

[merrily]

33. LOL!

[cali]

2. He did NOT say that. He said he hasn't decided whether to run as a dem.

[arcane1]

26. It's going to be a long, hyperbolic two-year journey to 2016

Yer with us or against us, not matter who "us" is

[L0oniX]

3. Better to speak the truth than to sell out for money unless success means having mega money?

[Cleita]

4. Bernie is still the smartest pencil in the box and however he runs, I'm

confident he won't make it easier for a Republicon to become President.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. If he's playing Caesar, who's playing Cleopatra?

After crossing the Rubicon and winning the civil war, he took a nice jaunt down the Nile with Cleo.

Alas, there is a paucity of Lady Pharaohs these days.

As for financing, whoever does it will pale in comparison to the money doled out by the Corporations to Hillary.

[Scootaloo]

31. Well, we need a Pompey for this analogy to keep working

[PoliticAverse]

8. He's not running for President as an Independent. n/t

[CK_John]

9. Why would you believe that? He has been an IND for 30or40 yrs why would he change?

[Thor_MN]

10. Lack of a national Independent Party?

Running for Statewide office is one thing, trying to get on the ballot in all 50 states, plus DC, is much harder.

[CK_John]

13. I'm sure the Koch brothers have a few mil set aside for an Ind that can split the party.

[Thor_MN]

17. Let me get this straight..

You believe that Sanders can build a 50 state organization in less than two years for just a couple million dollars and he's going to let the Koch brothers bankroll it?

[CK_John]

20. You would need about 1 mil per state to get on the ballot and Sanders would

not even know where the money came from. This is the new era of campaign funding.

The Koch brothers have already built an organization in all 50 states and could have it running and no one in Sen Sanders operation would know.

[Thor_MN]

21. Interesting that "a few million" now is about 50 million...

Good luck with your prediction.

[PoliticAverse]

12. He's a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus, BTW...

http://democrats.senate.gov/members/#.VBYX9BZNa2U

If he runs in the Democratic primaries he gets to have lots of free air time and gets to
debate the issues against the other people running as Democrats. Also he's smart enough
to know he doesn't want to end up like Ralph Nader.

[edhopper]

11. Have they made his

Running for POTUS illegal?
Check your historical analogies.

[CK_John]

14. He is over 35 and a natural born citizen, illegal how so???

[edhopper]

15. Crossing the Rubican

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Was illegal. I was pointing out the failure of your metaphor.

[JEB]

18. Money from Republicans

will buy policy from Hillary.

[SomethingFishy]

19. "he will not be running as a Democrat."

You write that as though it's a fact. And your entire point is based upon that fact. Problem is, it isn't a fact. Sanders is not Nader, and he's not Ross Perot. If Sanders wants to be President he knows his only way in is on the Democratic ticket. HE will primary Hillary, and if we are wise, he will win.

Try this link, Sanders says he's looking into running as a Democrat.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025535981

[CK_John]

22. People do not change very much and I don't believe he would throw 40 yrs away.

He has no base within the party and probably would get less than 5% in order to get into the primary debates.

[SomethingFishy]

23. You believe... And that's great but you posted your opinion as fact.

I have to go with what he says, not what you believe.

[CK_John]

24. He is still an Ind.

[SomethingFishy]

27. Yes, and as an Independent he knows he cannot win the Presidency

without running on the "D" ticket. Hence his statements about running as a Dem. Not sure why you continue to insist you know more about what he is going do than he does. Until he says he's going to run as an independent, I'll take his word for it that he's not.

Sanders has proven himself to me many times over, I see no reason not to believe him now. Unless you have some salacious bit of inside info you are not imparting to us...

[CK_John]

29. Talk is cheap, when he takes some action I'll relax, until then he is just holding us hostage.

[SomethingFishy]

30. Wow.. and with that one

we'll call it a night.

Holding us hostage. Wow. Yeah man if Bernie doesn't get what he wants we're all fucked!!!

Enjoy your evening.

[HERVEPA]

32. Are you just out to make trouble or do you just know nothing about the man and his history?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

25. There you have it people. Whatever this guy predicts. The opposite ends up happening. nt

[UTUSN]

28. Bwah-hah, hilarious O.P. "a life time in politics without having to choose a party"

"and being very successful at it, why would anyone expect a change???? He will be well financed by those looking for a 3 way race, and why would we expect anything different."


Uh, why would a being go through life without choosing a f**king SIDE to plant your feet/BEING?!1 Who, exactly, wanting a 3 way race, would want to pick somebody who has NO thing approximating ANY chance to win OR to spoil?!1

[TheBlackAdder]

34. A 3-Way Race means the Republican wins. Bernie will pull more Dems than Reps, taking DEM votes away.

Remember how Ross Perot helped GHQ lose?

Remember how Ralph Nader made Gore lose?


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While it sounds nice to have Bernie run, he is to the left of Hillary and will take the majority of votes from the Democrat side.

Remember, candidates run party during the Primaries and then move to be centrists to attract those in the middle.

Bernie will never reach mainstream appear with those on the left or center. Forget about the right.


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A vote for Bernie, as an Independent, would be a vote for the GOP candidate.