2016 Postmortem

merrily

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84. Then they should have worded the resolution MUCH differently.

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:05 PM

Oct 2015

Hindsight is not an option when it comes to war. Bernie did not need hindsight to know that vote was wrong--and would de-stablize the entire Middle East.

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Bernie Sanders Voted Against the Brady Bill [View all] tgards79 Oct 2015 OP

Yes, and Vermont has a huge crime rate. really. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #1

It doesn't matter what kind of crime rate Vermont has leftofcool Oct 2015 #2

I'm quite safe in Texas and, when I visit, Florida. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #16

His concern at that time was only Vermont...the other 50 had representation of their own.. pipoman Oct 2015 #23

Yes, his concern was only Vermont, the hell with the rest of the country. leftofcool Oct 2015 #28

New to national politics I see...keep following along, it really isn't that difficult to understand. pipoman Oct 2015 #31

Is there a (Very) Lazy Susan'o'Memes that is stuck in place on this issue? djean111 Oct 2015 #3

Gun control is an important issue. Unlike, say, Hillary's email server. DanTex Oct 2015 #5

I would venture to say the the email server is not even on the list of reasons to not support djean111 Oct 2015 #10

It is only a make or break issue to a tiny, tiny contingent pipoman Oct 2015 #24

Same stupid shit, Different day. 99Forever Oct 2015 #4

So now gun control is "stupid", huh? DanTex Oct 2015 #6

He eats cute kittens too Armstead Oct 2015 #7

No kitten eating. Just voting against the most significant piece of gun control DanTex Oct 2015 #8

You've never made a bad decision in your life? Armstead Oct 2015 #11

how about a vote to authorize restorefreedom Oct 2015 #80

That was obviously a bad vote also. DanTex Oct 2015 #81

i heard some gop guy today restorefreedom Oct 2015 #87

Consummate snark and non answers on fair questions uponit7771 Oct 2015 #14

If you look at Sanders overall record and current positions.... Armstead Oct 2015 #17

Hillary is being held up to a purity test that none of the candidates can pass, even Sanders and his uponit7771 Oct 2015 #19

The OP is yet another repetition of something from 20 years ago to say.... Armstead Oct 2015 #25

Is it fair to say all politicians are imperfect? DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #55

More than fair. It's like saying the sun rises in the east Armstead Oct 2015 #74

My heroes in junior high were the martyred Kennedy brothers, Dr. King, and Muhammad Ali. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #77

As a Masshole, the Kennedys were always a big presence when I was growing up.. Armstead Oct 2015 #82

I don't think John Kennedy could survive his serial philandering. But it was a different era... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #83

Not an issue. Either candidate will be good for gun owners. nt hack89 Oct 2015 #9

Nope, Hillary is outlining what SHE would do as president and overstepping the GOP gerrymandered... uponit7771 Oct 2015 #15

Well it sounds moe like pandering to me Armstead Oct 2015 #20

HRC will nibble around the edges of the issue while saying the right things hack89 Oct 2015 #22

She's overstepping alright...pretending she can overstep the constitution pipoman Oct 2015 #26

YOU HATE SANDERS AND HIS HAIR!!! /sarcasm <---cause this is needed around here uponit7771 Oct 2015 #12

Because DU has a sarcasm deficit demwing Oct 2015 #21

And Hillary voted for the Iraq war MissDeeds Oct 2015 #13

Hillary regrets that decision, Bernie has not stated he regrets the Brady Bill vote uponit7771 Oct 2015 #18

I'm sure the hundreds of thousands MissDeeds Oct 2015 #27

So she regrets that we killed thousands of Iraqis, RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #42

So, like the OP said Bernie bends towards his constituents ... like anyone answering to the public uponit7771 Oct 2015 #85

It's funny about that Iraq vote. RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #88

... Phlem Oct 2015 #29

Hillary voted for the IWR. That was a vote to save her Senate seat because Hillary is very smart, Autumn Oct 2015 #30

Nonsense. Beacool Oct 2015 #38

So you think she made the right call to go to war with Iraq??? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #40

No, but I think that Democrats who voted for it didn't expect Bush to rush to war. Beacool Oct 2015 #79

Then they should have worded the resolution MUCH differently. merrily Oct 2015 #84

Sounds like she might have lost her seat if 70% of New Yorkers Autumn Oct 2015 #86

OMFG. It is not a political sin to "Bend to his electorate." That's to whom he is supposed to bend. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #32

Exactly. Phlem Oct 2015 #36

Hillary Clinton voted for the Iraq War Resolution. in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #33

Senator Sanders votes in Support fredamae Oct 2015 #34

He believed in states' rights to adopt and enforce gun control - just like Hillary Clinton: beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #35

Hard to believe a leftist/socialist progressive voted against the Brady Bill workinclasszero Oct 2015 #37

Why? He was representing his constituents - that's his job. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #39

Screw your "job" if it makes you do the wrong thing workinclasszero Oct 2015 #41

So Hillary is like George Wallace because she represented New Yorkers and did the wrong thing? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #43

Oh did Hillary vote against the Brady bill workinclasszero Oct 2015 #44

No, she voted to go to war with Iraq even though Saddam was no threat. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #45

Bush's war workinclasszero Oct 2015 #46

Hillary's war too, she voted for it. Why would that make you support her? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #47

And Bernie is against the Brady bill workinclasszero Oct 2015 #51

Bernie is pro-gun control and has voted for background checks and to ban assault weapons: beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #53

And Bernie is still against the Brady bill and voted to protect assault weapons manufacturers. workinclasszero Oct 2015 #56

Your proof that "Bernie is still against the Brady bill" is what? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #57

Did Bernie admit his vote against the Brady bill was wrong? workinclasszero Oct 2015 #60

So you have no proof of that claim? Thanks for Correcting The Record! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #62

If Bernie has not come out publicly and said it was a mistake to vote against the Brady bill workinclasszero Oct 2015 #67

Isn't Hillary the one who lost a national election? nt Snotcicles Oct 2015 #48

No that was for the nomination of the democratic party workinclasszero Oct 2015 #49

It might have been a primary but it was national. nt Snotcicles Oct 2015 #50

W/E workinclasszero Oct 2015 #54

"white states"? Why did you say that? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #58

Quick facts from the census workinclasszero Oct 2015 #64

So when Hillary is leading in "white states" do you also include that qualifier? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #65

No because she leads in every state regardless of racial makeup workinclasszero Oct 2015 #70

Oh this is just more of the "minorities don't like Bernie" meme. Got it! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #71

Facts are hard things workinclasszero Oct 2015 #73

Speaking of facts, did Hillary profit from being on the board of the world's largest gun retailer? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #75

When things get quiet like this. Mark Twain says it best Snotcicles Oct 2015 #76

Sure got awful quiet in here, didn't it Snotcicles? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #78

let us welcome the new hires!! wendylaroux Oct 2015 #52

Nah, Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #59

hmmmm.. wendylaroux Oct 2015 #66

Yeah, new hires usually have training wheels on their drive-by's. nt Snotcicles Oct 2015 #69

After Sandy Hook he fully supported Obama's gun control package AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #61

He voted five times against the Brady Bill. But he has evolved. We should hear him out. ancianita Oct 2015 #63

So? It's not a deal breaker for me like Hillary's vote for war is. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #68

Questions about Hillary's relationship with guns: beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #72