Tag Archives: Bernie Sanders

Mission Control: We Have A Problem

Posted on June 10, 2015 by johnrachel

Is anyone thinking this through? While a Bernie Sanders presidency would inject some hope into our dismal electoral politics and floundering democracy, his election without a supportive Congress would create gridlock and dysfunction of biblical proportions. Democrats and Republicans would combine for a bipartisan assault, President Sanders would be demonized, vilified, emasculated, meaning the prospects for the advancement of a progressive agenda, serving the needs of all Americans, not just the ultra-wealthy, would be set back for decades. Continue reading →

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Just Say No! . . . To Duopoly

Posted on June 2, 2014 by johnrachel

I am not interested so much in berating Mr. Obama, as preventing the same mistake from happening again. The same mistake would be Hillary Clinton. Or Jeb Bush. Or Rand Paul. Continue reading →

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by johnrachel

This is a historic juncture. It’s time to let the “powers” know we’ve had enough. We won’t be fooled again. Time to cast a vote which sends a message. Continue reading →

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