2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHaven't the Democrats in Congress "used" Bernie for years?
For those who say Bernie is improperly using the Democratic Party to run for president, isn't it equally true by that logic that the Democrats in the House and then the Senate "used" him to help maintain the majority or effect the Democrat/Republican committee ratios? I don't remember anyone complaining about Bernie aligning himself with the Democrats then. So why is it suddenly a problem now that he is running for president?
I am quite sure that if Bernie doesn't get the nomination and his caucus alignment in the Senate determines who will be in the majority, Senate Democrats will be more than happy to "use" him to get the majority. So how is that any different?
think
(11,641 posts)djean111
(14,255 posts)I believe "fucking hypocrites" would cover things nicely, though.
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)Those who do not like this particular set of facts ignore the posts and then start a new thread with more outrage.
It's to be expected anyway -- those who care so much about party loyalty/who you caucus with/how you vote on the issues are clearly not interested in evaluating substance
gcomeau
(5,764 posts)Sanders is trying to make the Democratic Party better, and the Democratic establishment keeps relying on Sanders to compromise his principles for the worse.
See? Different.
Uncle Joe
(58,417 posts)Thanks for the thread, democrattotheend.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)He caucused with the Democrats for, 16 years in the United States House of Representatives, 10 years in the United States Senate;
where he served on many committees Representing the Democratic party such as the:
Committee on the Budget (Ranking Member)
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Energy
Subcommittee on National Parks
Subcommittee on Water and Power
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Subcommittee on Children and Families
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging (Ranking Member)
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (chairman)
He has every right to expect respect from those he served with such loyalty and in so many capacities.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)I've had enough.