Hillary Clinton

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10. The dreamer Bernie Sanders...

Sat May 7, 2016, 05:54 PM

May 2016

I have little doubt that he was deeply moved by the ideas of forty years ago. What bothers me is the yawning chasm of his political career. What exactly did all the fire and enthusiasm of his youthful ideas ever produce - other than the naming of a couple of Post Offices? Nothing much really.

Bernie's new found love of the good old days seems more like the kind of nostalgia brought about by rediscovering old bell bottoms languishing in a trunk with the mothballs rather than a life long career energized into action by deeply held core values. Sadly it's long on style but short on substance.

As much as I like tribute acts this one is both hollow and shallow.

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Bernie Sanders�s Forty-Year-Old Idea. The New Yorker (HRC GROUP) [View all] Her Sister May 2016 OP

"you'll like this article. Bernie is misleading them about Europe too." Her Sister May 2016 #1

He is a throwback to the old NYC Reds who used to meet in Cenrtal Park.... Walk away May 2016 #2

lol.. Henhouse May 2016 #4

Much like Sander's social media surrogates today. misterhighwasted May 2016 #5

His wife seemed to have tried having "salons" while in one of those Her Sister May 2016 #7

corruption, cronyism, hypocrisy. we've always known that about the Sanders'. misterhighwasted May 2016 #8

You forgot the big cigar and the shot of whisky while Her Sister May 2016 #6

No way! They never had money for cigars and booze! Plus they considered themselves... Walk away May 2016 #9

Yesh shenmue May 2016 #11

"The Heyday of his youth" That seems about right. Henhouse May 2016 #3

The dreamer Bernie Sanders... Blue Idaho May 2016 #10

Interesting read SharonClark May 2016 #12

Good read, HS! BlueMTexpat May 2016 #13