Bernie Sanders: If you can believe it...

[Playinghardball]

[BubbaFett]

1. closer and closer?

we're there already.

[lark]

6. + 1,000,000,000

tears and screams of anger and despair.

[adirondacker]

19. + a few trillion! nt

[LiberalElite]

24. I'll take that and up it a gazillion nt

[nichomachus]

2. Our political system is already irretrievably corrupt -- what's a few more dollars?

We need to change the system. Just shuffling people in and out of the Oval Office isn't going to make any significant different. No matter who sits there, they can only act within the constraints set by their corporate masters.

[CrispyQ]

4. THIS^^^

The presidency is an iconic position. The corpo-elite may allow some sway on social issues, but economically the 99% are fucked.

[cstanleytech]

8. In the words of Homer Simpson "D'oh!". nt

[hifiguy]

13. The tenth-percenters who call the shots have absolutely no skin in the game

and could not care less about legal weed or same-sex marriage. There's no big money there and the tenth-percenters care about only two things - hoarding all the Money in the world and having the Power to make sure that "their" Money is protected from the Teeming Millions of Future Peasants and Serfs.

[djean111]

28. I wish more people realised this. Same-sex marriage, TO THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE, is just a useful sop.

[adirondacker]

20. Politicians have become finger puppets for the corps. Maybe what we need is a billionaire with a

change of heart and direction to take control. Worked for FDR.

[rusty fender]

3. Nor worries

We have a Dem POTUS who will veto any such bill.

[truebluegreen]

5. Did you forget the sarcasm thingie?

Because this particular bill is designed to keep the government up and running....with some particularly nasty additions.

[rusty fender]

14. If the things in it are that bad,

then the POTUS should veto it even if it shuts the gov't down and hang the people responsible for the debacle out to dry. Right? Leadership

[truebluegreen]

18. Well, I happen to agree.

But I don't think we have any "leadership" (btw one of the awful things in the bill is putting taxpayers back on the hook if the banks blow up the economy again).

[LiberalElite]

25. "Should" but "WILL" ? nt

[totodeinhere]

12. No, the White House has endorsed the deal.

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2014/12/white_house_swings_behind_huge_11t_spending_bill

[fasttense]

37. The WH and a few Wall Street Execs was calling around to get Dems to vote for this monstrosity. n/t

[Enthusiast]

7. My sentiments, exactly, Senator Sanders.

Not only that, Bernie, but they can't wait to get involved in a new war.

And they can't wait to cut social security and medicare.

[Scott6113]

9. Bernie Sounds like

The few bubbles that rose to the surface after the Titanic sank. It has happened. The only way back is revolution, but the public is too compliant. Let them suffer greater privation, and it will rise up as anger. Until then, what's on Netflix streaming?

[sendero]

27. Unfortunately...

... also this.

Americans are asleep at the wheel but maybe they will wake up when their pensions are raided and they can't even afford cat food.

[silvershadow]

10. Sanders/Warren 2016! nt

[MissDeeds]

15. That's my dream ticket too

[silvershadow]

16. I have called his office periodically to urge him to switch to the Democratic party.

I may call again soon.

[morningfog]

30. Yes, or vise versa.

[hifiguy]

11. Kick and Rec.

We have been sold down the river.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

17. I hate us.

I really, really do.

[bigwillq]

21. K and R

[jimlup]

22. I can't help but notice that the clock above the flag is frowning

just say'n

[woo me with science]

23. kick

[florida08]

26. What's disgusting

Is Obama worked against Nancy Pelosi who was telling her caucus not to support it. Both the VP and BO called house dems to pressure them to vote for it after it was pulled yesterday. He threw us and Nancy under the bus. This bill gives Wall St free reign to bet and lose and we have to cover the loss.
It attacks pensions etc. I feel completely betrayed. I hope they impeach him.

[Art_from_Ark]

34. Dammit! I want Bernie for President!

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Even though he is "independent", he is like the Democratic Party that I grew up with.

[hueymahl]

35. Thanks Obama, Reid and all our "Democratic" leaders!

At least we are getting, um, what was that again, more parkland? See, that is great, because when the next round of folks become homeless, they will have somewhere to go!

[IronLionZion]

36. A lot of DUers want less Democrats in Congress

since those pesky red state moderate dems are the problem. Makes you wonder what the tea party has in store for us next year.

[HumphreyDemocrat]

38. Why don't you ever filibuster anything Sen. Sanders?

It's nice that Sen. Sanders alerts everyone, but why no filibuster? Dammit if you and Senator Warren feel this is so bad, you could have stopped it but you didn't. You never do. Until you do, please don't run for President. It's almost as if the Democrats are trying to lose.