2016 Postmortem

Lord Magus

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43. Yes, committee assignments are favors. -nt-

Reply to Tierra_y_Libertad (Reply #38)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 02:44 PM

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Something for Bernie Sanders to Consider, among Other Things [View all] MineralMan Jun 2016 OP

He is desperately trying to save lives. Give him a break. Vattel Jun 2016 #1

Oh my! :-P NurseJackie Jun 2016 #6

Omfg. You should send this to sanders campaign hq Warren Stupidity Jun 2016 #2

Why? Bernie already knows it. MineralMan Jun 2016 #7

I'm certain he will give your implied threats the attention they deserve tularetom Jun 2016 #3

He will never see what I wrote. MineralMan Jun 2016 #5

Alas, it is so, and more's the pity tularetom Jun 2016 #17

Gosh, did I use those words without realizing it? MineralMan Jun 2016 #19

There you go, being all literal again tularetom Jun 2016 #25

I'm a literal kind of guy. MineralMan Jun 2016 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author tularetom Jun 2016 #24

Obvious? Not obvious. Too much mass media and New Dem brainwashing. highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #4

An RT video? MineralMan Jun 2016 #10

Too funny, too true? Get your news from the kind of mass media Bill Cllinton paved the way for? highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #34

Bernie doesn't read DU. Why don't you send him a letter? nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #8

Why would I do that? This wasn't a letter. MineralMan Jun 2016 #9

Well, you seemed to be addresing it to him. nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #11

No, actually I didn't. I referred to him in the third person throughout. MineralMan Jun 2016 #13

Good grief: 'Think about it, Bernie. Help us elect a Democratic President in November.' nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #14

Vocative case. MineralMan Jun 2016 #16

It doesn't look like vocative case to me. It looks like you are addressing Bernie. nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #18

Well, English doesn't use a different noun form for the vocative MineralMan Jun 2016 #20

For the love of a duck, why not just have said 'Bernie should' instead of 'Bernie,'? nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #22

I did do that in several places in the post. MineralMan Jun 2016 #23

So, our highly ethical Democratic senators are going to indulge in petulance? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #12

Petulance? Not at all. Disapproval of MineralMan Jun 2016 #15

The will of the voters? Will the voters approve of senators acting like vengeful adolescents? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #21

yes, this scolding in the OP reveals... grasswire Jun 2016 #28

"Taking it to the convention" is not the same thing as running for president. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #30

So what? How would that interfere with him being a senator and doing his job after the election? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #36

I'm not even getting what you're arguing. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #37

The OP talked about shunning and removing him from committess. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #38

Yes, committee assignments are favors. -nt- Lord Magus Jun 2016 #43

So, our government is run on the basis of "favors", "revenge", and "rewards". Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #44

Nobody's listening, Dad. grasswire Jun 2016 #27

More's the pity. MineralMan Jun 2016 #29

you may see more history made than you want to. grasswire Jun 2016 #31

I have already seen far more history made than I wanted to. MineralMan Jun 2016 #39

Didn't you see enough of it when you were a member over there... grasswire Jun 2016 #47

No, "the possibility of HRC being indicted" is nonexistent. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #46

Bernie losing doesn't mean the election was rigged, just that most voters don't want him. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #45

Shorter... Help us elect a *Progressive/Liberal President in November, Do the right thing. HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #32

"His Senate colleagues are very likely to simply ignore him". . . . Jake Stern Jun 2016 #33

I think he will suspend his campaign after Tuesday's results oberliner Jun 2016 #35

Yes, I do, too. He may wait until after DC votes, though, MineralMan Jun 2016 #41

He should lose his committee assignments. We've got Democrats who need the experience and exposure BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #40

If he's smart, that won't happen, and he'll continue to be MineralMan Jun 2016 #42

Hillary will just have to cool it until the correct time Waiting For Everyman Jun 2016 #48