CNN this morning pushing that Bernie is actively lobbying for Sec of Labor. Not once in

[still_one]

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these discussions does anyone ask, can the Democrats afford to lose a seat in the Senate from a state that has a republican Governor?

We have a runoff coming up in Georgia, and if we win both runoffs, we win the Senate

[wcmagumba]

1. No, don't think we can give up a seat. I had read that Bernie had been "promised" by the...

thuglican gov that if he left an independent would be appointed to his seat....ha ha, trust a republican? Never!

[Crunchy Frog]

13. Yeah, an independent who would caucus with the Rs.

Do your job in the Senate Bernie.

[judesedit]

2. Maybe in 2022 after we gain some more Senate seats

[LiberalArkie]

3. I thought Bernie was an outcast that did not fit in with the Democratic Party?

[aidbo]

8. Just around here.

[mr_lebowski]

4. Gotta admit I'd be curious to see if Bernie would take a Cabinet position ...

Even if it screwed us out of a Senate Majority.

I don't *THINK* he would, but the fact that I do kinda have to wonder ...

[PTWB]

10. LOL how would that be on Bernie?

If Bernie took a cabinet position it means he was offered a cabinet position - by President-elect Biden. Anyone trying to paint that as Bernie trying to 'screw us out of a Senate majority' is way too deep in the Kool-Aid. If Joe Biden offers Bernie a cabinet position, you'd blame Bernie for taking it but not Joe for offering it?

That makes exactly zero sense.

We're better than this, guys. Joe hasn't even been inaugurated yet and already the circular firing squad is discharging the first volley.

[mr_lebowski]

23. Fair enough, I'd also blame Joe for offering it ...

Under no circumstances should Bernie get a cabinet position if his leaving the Senate means we go from 50 to 49.

It should not be offered, and if it were, he should not take it under that circumstance.

But you're right ... Joe would almost certainly not offer it, so it's academic really.

And he shouldn't be lobbying for it either because we can't afford to lose a Senate seat period. Not saying he IS, cause I don't know ... but I wouldn't approve of his doing so.

And I like Bernie, okay?

[Demsrule86]

11. He has been trying to get it for weeks. and he can't have it period.

[sweetloukillbot]

5. Where is he going to have more power?

As a cabinet member or a senior member of the Senate? If the Senate makeup was different, I could MAYBE see it, but not as it stands, at all. And if he's having to lobby for the position, I suspect he's not the front-runner.

[Hortensis]

12. A cabinet position running a major agency and creating battles

with the WH that would feed the 24/7/365 news cycle would definitely be more power.

In the senate, his self exile has kept him from ever becoming more than a +1 vote for legislation decided on and written by the Democratic caucus. He's said that being in congress is a waste of time; he meant everyone, but easy to believe he meant it for himself. The senate provides an extremely privileged place to make a difference or just pull in $174K/year until retirement, but it is no place for a socialist to foment revolution.

[comradebillyboy]

6. Biden needs cabinet secretaries who

are committed to his agenda, not their own.

[LuvLoogie]

7. I generally have a problem with pulling cabinet members from the US legislature.

Sometimes it makes sense. I think that Barack Obama pulling Rahm Emmanuel from the House was, in a large part, a clearing of the way for Nancy Pelosi.

[Demsrule86]

9. No, we need Senate seat.

[GoCubsGo]

14. Fortunately, Biden can make his own decisions without CNN's input.

And, Bernie can lobby all he wants. It doesn't mean he's in the running for a job.

[brooklynite]

15. How is it "pushing" to be reporting the news?

This has actually been a story for weeks.

[still_one]

20. Is it the news? I have not seen Bernie confirm it, only unknown sources. It is a rumor

[Hortensis]

16. There will be no offer of a cabinet position. Just look at the KIND of people

who are being appointed: all proven top achievers who are extremely respected by people of their stature and bring years of experience to those positions.

As for CNN, compared to the Republicans, it's always a boring news day on the Democratic side. They always have to design "balance," i.e., tension and conflict, into their political entertainment product, using what they have to work with.

And of course, always with an overall goal of elevating Republican power and sabotaging Democratic. Business as usual.

[Codeine]

17. One doubts Biden is interested in his services. nt

[DeminPennswoods]

18. He won't be considered because we need him in the senate,

but Sen Casey would be a great secretary of labor. He believes in unions, higher minimum wage, on the jib safety and more. Just as importantly, he knows right from wrong. He would be an outstanding advocate for working Americans.

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. I know that Senators are notoriously ambitious, and that's okay, but I want every one of them...

to stay put.

[onetexan]

21. Uggg, please Bernie, stay in the Senate. I do not want Bernie trying to hog the limelight &

demanding to be on the Cabinet. You're better serving in the Senate Bernie.

[still_one]

22. I question that this is even coming from Bernie