2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Democratic Party has proven what a gutless mess it has become [View all]Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)I take meds for depression and so I try to deal with Mrs. Clinton's campaign the way I deal with any other disasters or betrayals: laugh it off. Sometimes it works better than others.
Her "no, we can't" approach really shouldn't be so disappointing. I don't expect much more of a President Hillary Clinton if she's elected than I would of a President Ted Cruz or President Jeb Bush. I should appreciate her honesty in trying to lower our expectations, but I don't think President Obama did what history demanded of him when he took office, which was nothing less than a new New Deal. Space here does not permit a discussion here of how much of that is his fault and how much is the fault of others. The fact is that it still needs to be done and the Zeitgeist which was crying for dramatic change when Obama took office is screaming hysterically for it now. I have no time or patience for a presidential candidate who says she thinks it's pointless to lead us in that direction, but will continue to work with the American oligarchs as they have worked with every president starting with that second-rate matinee idol in an effort to stamp out American democracy and with it the middle class.
Three and a half decades of voodoo economics is already to much. Senator Sanders is the only candidate in whom I have confidence to change course and steer us away from the rocks ibncome inequality and endless wars and into calm waters headed for true democracy. At least he will try to do that. Mrs. Clinton is admitting to us that she won't try, and, therefore, it is pointless to expect her to succeed. Bernie Sanders is the only candidate who deserves my support. Governor O'Malley is my second, but that is a distant second.