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BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts)
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 07:30 AM Jan 2016

Hillary can at least count on his vote this year, dreary, uninspiring and scandalous as she may be

Milbank begins his piece by flat out saying that he adores Bernie Sanders. (That’s his word… not mine.) He then goes on to list Bernie’s many wonderful qualities, all of which seem to describe the ideal president for the Left. And all of that glowing adoration is strategically placed right before he drives a shiv right between poor Bernie’s ribs.

I agree with his message of fairness and I share his outrage over inequality and corporate abuses. I think his righteous populism has captured the moment perfectly. I respect the uplifting campaign he has run. I admire his authenticity.

And I am convinced Democrats would be insane to nominate him.


Hillary Clinton, by contrast, is a dreary candidate. She has, again, failed to connect with voters. Her policy positions are cautious and uninspiring. Her reflexive secrecy causes a whiff of scandal to follow her everywhere. She seems calculating and phony.

And yet if Democrats hope to hold the presidency in November, they’ll need to hold their noses and nominate Clinton.

That’s your idea of an endorsement? Dreary… unable to connect with real people… uninspiring… secretive… scandalous. This sounds less like a political column than an unhappy husband kvetching about his mother-in-law. But hey… you should vote for her anyway!


On the odd chance that you’re not familiar with the author’s work, just check out the titles of some of his recent columns. There’s no question which party Milbank supports and he simply loathes Republicans. But to his credit he at least doesn’t make any secret of it. We’re using to seeing the media cheering for the Democrats, but far too many of them try to hide it under the guise of journalism and an effort to pretend they are portraying both sides of the issues equally. Not Dana… what you see is what you get, which is rather refreshing.

Which brings us back to my original premise. When you can’t even get a rousing endorsement of the presumptive nominee from Dana, dark times have fallen on River City, my friends. But she can at least count on his vote this year, dreary, uninspiring and scandalous as she may be,

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/27/on-the-insanity-of-a-bernie-sanders-nomination/

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And to think that some people actually fall for this line of BS.
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