Sanders, in 2015, said his favorite Republican was climate change denier Jim Inhofe, "a decent guy"

[highplainsdem]

https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/13/politics/bernie-sanders-james-inhofe-friends/index.html

The Vermont senator at the CNN-TV One Democratic town hall on Sunday night revealed he is pals with GOP Sen. James Inhofe, a relationship with a snowball's chance in ... Washington, D.C.

"The irony here is -- and it's not even funny -- is that if I told you the Republican I liked the most it'd probably ruin his political career," Sanders said after some prodding from the CNN's Jake Tapper and the audience at The Ohio State University. "There'll be a 30-second ad -- 'Sanders said he likes this person!'"

Perhaps luckily for Inhofe, who was re-elected with nearly 70% of the vote in 2014, Sanders didn't quite endorse his politics.
"Jim is a climate change denier. He is really, really conservative, but you know what, he is a decent guy and I like him, and he and I are friends," the self-described democratic socialist told Tapper.

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The Oklahoma senator is the chairman of the upper chamber's Environment and Public Works Committee and author of "The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future."

Editing to add that I posted this because of all the unfair criticism of Biden for sometimes getting along with Republicans, AND for referring to Pence as "a decent guy" last year.

[DanTex]

1. So much for the "nobody likes him" attack. Bernie even gets along with people who

disagree with him on everything, looks like.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. Either nobody likes him or he isnt actually friends with all the Republicans.

They gotta make up their minds

[Tiggeroshii]

2. I know lots of people who have crazy ideas about politics

But are otherwise very good and decent people. I imagine Inhofe is one such person.

[Thekaspervote]

4. Interesting that it's NOT okay for Biden to work across the aisle, but it's okay for sanders to

Call the worst republican climate change denier a “good guy?”

Such hypocrisy

[highplainsdem]

7. That's why I posted this.

[tishaLA]

5. Pres Obama was friends with Coburn

And I don't hold that against him despite Coburn's views. It's ok to be friendly with people with whom you disagree about politics--and I say this as someone who is decidedly not a fan of BS.

[Skya Rhen]

6. I can't believe that Bernie is friends with a Repug. Why?

[HarlanPepper]

8. What a surprise.

Terrible judgement.

[left-of-center2012]

9. OMG !

This reminds me of 3rd graders yelling:

"You have cooties !"

[OKNancy]

10. Can't stand him politically, but I have heard he has a good side.

When he was younger if someone called and asked for help getting to medical facilities, he would pilot the plane and fly them.
I think this was more when he was in the House and he was home in Tulsa more often.

He was mayor of Tulsa and he walked up on our lawn and greeted us. I told my husband I probably won't vote for him, but he sure is cute. He was a nice looking guy in his younger days.

[highplainsdem]

11. I've never believed people should have to be enemies just because they're political opponents. I

posted this OP because I'm so tired of seeing Biden attacked here for not viewing all Republicans as enemies. And Bden was attacked, in multiple threads, for referring to Pence as "a decent guy."

Some Sanders supporters were joining in the attacks on Biden, and I wanted to show them that Sanders was friends with Inhofe and called him a "decent guy," though Inhofe is probably on the enemies list of any number of supporters of the Green New Deal.

FWIW, one of the nicest guys I've ever known was a Republican lieutenant governor. Who also got along well with the state Democratic Party chairman, whom I also knew -- also a very nice guy.

[redstatebluegirl]

12. My horrible Senator Inhofe is an oil company toad.

They have bought and paid for him.

[Scurrilous]

13. K&R