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djean111

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64. Um, Bernie is perfrming his new responsibility - he is SUPPOSED to submit something....

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 11:24 PM

Jan 2015

"As ranking member on the budget panel, Sanders could be tasked with creating an alternative fiscal blueprint to the budget that will be put forward by the new Republican Congress."

What do you think he should do - "defy his base" and submit Rand Paul's version of a budget? Offer Chained CPI? Cut some more out of WIC or SNAP?

Liberal/Progressive ideas will at least be made public. Good for Bernie. And if you think that anything Bernie submitted, except for Rand Paul's obscenity of a budget, would be passed in this Congress, you are kind of not thinking clearly. Bernie may as well swing for the fences, don't you agree?

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Bernie Sanders Flexes His Muscles By Introducing Bill To Create 13 Million New Jobs [View all] babylonsister Jan 2015 OP

Love this.. randys1 Jan 2015 #1

I wish he did these things when we had both chambers yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #23

not a chance in hell Doctor_J Jan 2015 #28

As much as it sucks... davidthegnome Jan 2015 #55

Yes it would have been a good time when we had both houses and it was on Obama's agenda. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #36

Obama submitted a jobs bill in 2009 and it couldn't pass the House then Recursion Jan 2015 #59

If Bernie is honestly going to try to get this passed I am sure he has the votes lined up already. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #61

Of course he isn't trying to get this passed. He's grandstanding. Recursion Jan 2015 #62

Just what I thought, I would guess he did not think we could figure this out. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #63

Then you would guess wrong and are insulting our greatest senator. cui bono Jan 2015 #69

Has he ever sponsored a bill to repair the infrastructure before? If he has been working tireless Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #87

That IS how you change the narrative. dotymed Jan 2015 #99

I love Third Way criticism of a Senator LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #74

I don't know that saying he's grandstanding is a cricitism. I certainly didn't mean it as one Recursion Jan 2015 #76

I like a lot of the Third Way platform, I don't like some of the votes Bernie has taken. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #89

Yes, we know you like the Third Way LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #92

His record speaks for itself huh. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #93

Yes it does LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #94

You are calling me ignorant, based on what information, believe it or not Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #95

No, you embrace the Third Way LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #96

Are you talking about these? Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #97

Ummm.... NorthCarolina Jan 2015 #79

It would be a start... daleanime Jan 2015 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #3

Could be good if its paid for from general taxes. Trillo Jan 2015 #4

Yes, but citizens are corporations too, right (n/t) Samantha Jan 2015 #68

Or we could just start another war. JEB Jan 2015 #5

We need a War On Wars. nt valerief Jan 2015 #6

I like the sound of that. JEB Jan 2015 #9

Yes, but extremely rich people wouldn't get richer and getting them richer appears to be valerief Jan 2015 #13

Sanders for President, 2016. 99Forever Jan 2015 #7

How about a Sanders-Grayson Democratic ticket in 2016? red dog 1 Jan 2015 #100

The first challenge to the new rulers. Good going Bernie. jwirr Jan 2015 #8

Why is Bernie the only one doing these obvious good things? JEB Jan 2015 #10

You mean other than Obama's jobs bill that he's been flogging for six straight years? (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #57

Never passed a budget without a continuing resolution. joshcryer Jan 2015 #77

I hope Bernie kicks some fascist butt project_bluebook Jan 2015 #11

I'm sure McConnell will give this all due consideration... brooklynite Jan 2015 #12

K&R! Phlem Jan 2015 #14

Well, alrighty, then ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #15

"latte"? Is that a swipe at Volvo driving latte sipping Vermont liberals? bluedigger Jan 2015 #24

Actually, it was a typo ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #26

But your unconscious can. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #81

Or, it's proof positive of artificial intelligence ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #82

I hate it when my electronic gadgets are smarter than I am. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #86

LOL ... Me, too! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #88

He should flex his muscles by getting it passed Renew Deal Jan 2015 #16

Well, maybe he can ask Jamie Dimon to get out the vote for him. djean111 Jan 2015 #32

I wonder if Bernie is getting the votes lined up for this. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #37

I wonder what you have against Senator Sanders. cui bono Jan 2015 #70

I am more critical of the headline than Bernie Renew Deal Jan 2015 #39

I think the headline is referring to the fact that Bernie has just now got this power djean111 Jan 2015 #40

Just Like Hillary Did!!! NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #17

I like these paragraphs: JDPriestly Jan 2015 #34

It is always interesting to note the negotiations was done by George HW Bush but I don't Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #41

I remember the day the senate voted on NAFTA, supported by Clinton and Bush alike. nt NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #42

Do you know when it was negotiated? Do you know who was in the group who signed the Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #45

We expect Republicans to oppose labor. Union Scribe Jan 2015 #85

When was the last time the Weeping One claimed, "We're broke"? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #18

...just in time for the new GOP-controlled Congress, where it has zero chance of passing. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #19

Even if it does not pass, Bernie Sanders' advocacy for rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure JDPriestly Jan 2015 #35

�There are a number of Republicans who understand that it is vitally important that we rebuild our pampango Jan 2015 #20

Bernie gets it, as usual MissDeeds Jan 2015 #21

Maybe President Obama can get behind it and push as hard for this bill as the TPP and Cromnibus! BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #22

Rebuilding the infrastructure has been on Obama's agenda for a while. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #43

Thank you for explaining that to the uniformed who are only quick with a cheap pot shot. Cha Jan 2015 #53

You mean like when the President's JOBS BILL went down in Congress? You can't make a$$holes VOTE Cha Jan 2015 #52

Look, I want him to fight for the people of this country and win BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #56

I think he fights HARD.. people don't see it on corporate TV.. I know he fights for us. But, I also Cha Jan 2015 #65

What has he fought hard about? cui bono Jan 2015 #71

Or, his own jobs bill that he's been pushing for six years? (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #58

If he introduced SocSec at age 50yr he would get presidential buzz. CK_John Jan 2015 #25

will be be ridiculed or ignored by the dc dems? Doctor_J Jan 2015 #27

ignored. the dems are a war party also KG Jan 2015 #29

Our Third Wayers here are going with the ridicule angle LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #75

We need more of this type of calling out: CrispyQ Jan 2015 #30

Highly recommend. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #31

35 years of Reaganomics. We really need this shot in the arm of our infrastructure. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #33

Will he do the work to get it passed? Will he find repub co-sponsors? onenote Jan 2015 #38

Are you implying that Bernie has never done the work? djean111 Jan 2015 #46

I think the implication is that introducing a bill that simply can't pass is grandstanding Recursion Jan 2015 #60

Um, Bernie is perfrming his new responsibility - he is SUPPOSED to submit something.... djean111 Jan 2015 #64

Everyone is grandstanding then since everyone introduces legislation that has about a 1% of passing JonLP24 Jan 2015 #73

He's more effective than most JonLP24 Jan 2015 #72

In 2013 he was near the very bottom in introducing bills with a bipartisan cosponsor onenote Jan 2015 #78

As long as people don't get overly excited whenever anyone else introduces legislation JonLP24 Jan 2015 #80

Ted Kennedy was in the Senate for 47 years and was the second most senior member when he did Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #84

Bernie is in his second Senate term, not his first onenote Jan 2015 #91

13 million new jobs? Turbineguy Jan 2015 #44

about time ramprat63 Jan 2015 #47

Busy making bank$ters rich and dropping 10 million additional people into poverty. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #49

Hell YES benld74 Jan 2015 #48

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #50

Good on Sen Bernie.. and Good Luck to us All.. l hope he has a much better time of it than when Cha Jan 2015 #51

Well this will embarrass someone ...or it should. L0oniX Jan 2015 #54

Kicked Enthusiast Jan 2015 #66

This is another reason why I really respect this man jdenver_2624 Jan 2015 #67

Goodness, the conservadems do not like this one bit! nt Union Scribe Jan 2015 #83

k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Jan 2015 #90

sanders supporters can't say they're getting his back on this unless some certainot Jan 2015 #98

Republicans will probably tie Keystone to it madville Jan 2015 #101

good thing Sanders is doing Ramses Jan 2015 #102