Bernie Sanders Delivers A Body Blow To Wall St With New Bill To Break Up The Big Banks

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157. I have anumber of criteria that I use when deciding who I vote for.

Honesty is one of them, and there is little of that among politicians. Bernie now joins that rank of average politicians in that regard.

Had Bernie given a speech and said he intended to use the authority given him as President to break up the big banks because they, in his opinion, violate the Sherman anti-trust act, and because their size makes them a danger to economy that we all rely on, that would have been fine. He could state that initiating bill in this Congress would never pass because Republicans are beholden to the big banks. That would have been honest.

He did what Republicans do; write a bill that has no chance of passing as a stunt to get publicity and accolades form his constituents. Worse, the article called it a "Body Blow" to big banks, which is an outright lie by the institution that published the article. Politics USA lied with the headline of their article. If Bernie were the honest person I thought he was, he would tell them to change it. I won't hold my breath.

I condemn Republicans and other Democrats for their pointless publicity stunts that serve only to pander to their constituents.

I condemn Bernie for a pointless publicity stunt that serves only to pander to his constituents.

Since he announced, I have learned enough about Bernie to change my vote from support to wait and see how he compares to everyone else. That is a good place to be before the first vote has been passed in a primary.