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Agnosticsherbet

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5. So he will co-sponsor a bill that will not be taken up by the Senate or even attempted by the house?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 06:01 PM

Jan 2016

in order to pretend that he did not approve corporate welfare for Gun Manufacturing corporations.

Sorry, I don't buy it.

This is an election year stunt to white wash over a monstrous mistake.
It pisses me off when Republicans do this to create a campaign odd. It makes him no different from a Republican.

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Sanders tries to bolster position against gun law he previously supported [View all] riversedge Jan 2016 OP

Sanders was shamed into this. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #1

Lets be honest, there is no Senator Sanders to filibuster for the good of YOU AND ME randys1 Jan 2016 #3

The Democratic Senator Leahy from VT voted the opposite way of him so he could have hrmjustin Jan 2016 #6

At the same time? Was he reelected at the same time, I dont know the years...? randys1 Jan 2016 #8

2005. Sanders was up for his fist senzte run in vt in 2006. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #10

If his support for gun mfgs or whatever he supported was NOT necessary based on the randys1 Jan 2016 #11

What bothers me is that same year he voted not to give immunity to other hrmjustin Jan 2016 #12

One thing that makes me tired of gun issue re Sanders & Clinton uhnope Jan 2016 #2

I thought the "defeatist attitude" was part of the Clinton camp. lunamagica Jan 2016 #16

No we can't? kjones Jan 2016 #18

Clinton tries to bolster position for marriage equality she previously opposed KamaAina Jan 2016 #4

ah, too bad you made up that headline. riversedge Jan 2016 #13

Somebody had to. There's no way the M$M goes there. KamaAina Jan 2016 #14

So he will co-sponsor a bill that will not be taken up by the Senate or even attempted by the house? Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #5

He could have just changed his mind, ten years is a long time. Bad Dog Jan 2016 #7

"Wouldn't you rather have a pragmatic politician" kjones Jan 2016 #19

Better than an ideologue like Bush. Bad Dog Jan 2016 #20

Bernie is to guns as Hillary is to Iraq - so what killed more people? frizzled Jan 2016 #9

Hillary Hypocrisy ciaobaby Jan 2016 #15

Pandering lunamagica Jan 2016 #17

Glad to see Hillary pulling Sanders to the left. SunSeeker Jan 2016 #21

:-) Well said. riversedge Jan 2016 #25

It's the politically correct stance. crim son Jan 2016 #22

He should not be punished for this vote. lancer78 Jan 2016 #23

You're talking rape and pillage. Bad Dog Jan 2016 #24

Nope lancer78 Jan 2016 #26