To those that say "we should give bernie nothing!"

[DonCoquixote]

Yes, primaries are ugly. History did nto erase a lot of the ugly and yes RACIST statements made in 2008 campaign. Yes, many voters who were targeted by those in 2008 stood up for Clinton in 2016, but that does not mean they were forgotten. People just agreed to give and take;people did not have to be friends, or even pretend they liked each other, they just did was was needed to shut the GOP down.

Yes,primaries are ugly. If Obama wanted to, he could have EASILY found another Secretary of State. He could have started with Kerry, or gotten another lady to be Secretary of State (and there are many who could have done that job well, Gillibrand for starters.) But he chose tor each out to Hillary.

The last thing you need to do before the elections is act like you do not need people. EVERYONE counts.

[DrDan]

1. "give and take" - that's the key - we need to compromise

everyone needs to walk away and feel they won (something)

[Proud Public Servant]

2. Well said. If nothing else,

one of the Hillary Camp arguments has been that Hillary understands the reality of politics, including the need for compromise and diversity in views; Bernie supporters, on the other hand, do not, arguing instead for orthodoxy, purity, and inflexibility. I think Team Hillary right about this, even though I'm a Bernie supporter (for policy reasons). Reaching across the divide in victory is not only the smart (and classy) thing to do; it's also what Hillary has been saying her own type of politics is all about.

[Robbins]

7. Reality

Bernie is one through his years In congress that has compromised and know how to work without toally betreying.Clinton will sell
out any progressive ideas.she will be worse than obama.and remember all the things we are still paying for that Bill Clinton
signed into law passed by GOP congress.she will do same if she gets past trump.

what your talking about is sell out progressive ideas for what the GOP wants.they and clintons are all corporists.

[Proud Public Servant]

8. That's why I talked about Bernie supporters, not Bernie

Bernie gets it. Some of his supporters seem not to.

[Robbins]

11. Many of us do

that is why we won't vote for clinton.we know what happened last time a clinton was in white house.

reality check the gop will control house in 2017 nomatter what.who knows about senate with the ailenating bernie supporters and clinton's high negatives.clintons never help dems win.

with bernie we would have had better people appointed to leadership postions not just corporists.and GOP would be forced to neograte with bernie.instead clinton will give away store to GOP if she wins.

[Demsrule86]

14. Yeah we had peace and prosperity...oh the horror! nt

[rock]

20. But then came bush*

And saved us all! Just in case some one doesn't quite get it.

[Demsrule86]

35. Now that was horror!

You would think the greens and indies would have learned their lesson with Bush. But know...same shit different year.

[Orsino]

3. And some will say that, with a straight face, in the name of democracy...

...and not overturning the will of the voters, as though compromise is somehow indicative of weakness.

That's Trump-level stupid, IMO. Compromise is how we muster our strengths.

[GoneFishin]

4. Too late. You don't get to take the jackpot by cheating, then fake benevolence by tossing

each of the players who you robbed a crumpled Benjamin

[upaloopa]

6. Nobody cheated you. You need to stop saying that if you want benevolence.

I doubt you can. Which makes you as bad as me because I have no intention of being benevolent toward folks like you and I'm sure you don't care.

[GoneFishin]

21. I know few are willing to call bullshit because it is uncouth. Tough. I don't expect you to admit it

[brush]

27. Talk about sour grapes. He lost.

Time to face the music. Sanders should at least try to unify and get something to show for his efforts.

[LaydeeBug]

9. There's a difference between beating and cheating. HRC BEAT Sanders by every metric. nt

[GoneFishin]

22. Including cheating to illicitly increase the other metrics.

[sweetloukillbot]

28. When? Where?

I'm sure there are news organizations who would jump at your evidence.

[LaydeeBug]

33. Again, there is a difference between getting beat and getting cheated. She *beat* him

by each and every metric.

[Hortensis]

5. Bernie represents all the millions who voted for him.

They are citizens with all the power of citizens, they deserve all the respect and consideration due to citizens, and their views must be considered.

Agree with all who agree with DonCoquixote.

[LaydeeBug]

10. Hillary represents all the millions (and millions more) who voted for her.

They are citizens with all the power of citizens, they deserve all the respect and consideration due to citizens, and their views must be considered.

Two way street.

[Hortensis]

12. LadeeBug, it's actually a one-way street with a couple

of parallel lanes. We mostly disagree on which to take to get us where we want to go faster and better.

It's the radical bernistas who so vehemently and destructively deny that we all really have pretty much the same goals. But they have to be themselves. Psychologists say it is characteristic of extremists to regard all who don't agree with them completely about everything as the enemy. As Barney Frank said about Sanders, in his mind there is no such thing as honest disagreement.

[LaydeeBug]

34. I can see that...

but Bernie people seemed to want it both ways.

[Demsrule86]

13. Bernie ran a good campaign

And he came close. He can have some convention goodies, but not if he is bashing the nominee and the party between now and the convention. He needs to concede and endorse. No more attacks on Hillary...no messy convention...not that .

[MohRokTah]

15. We should give Sanders NOTHING...

if he goes down the road he was laying out and attempts to contest at the convention like a sore loser.

If he does that, he deserves nothing. In fact, if he does that, he deserves to have shit taken away.

[arely staircase]

18. I think the OP is premised on him not doing those things. yeah if he causes a scene at the conventio

fuck him. But if he is ready to start campaigning for the ticket I think he should be brought into the administration if he wants to be.

[Jim Lane]

38. Fortunately, your candidate is smarter than you are. (n/t)

[MohRokTah]

39. IF he pulls the shit he says he's gonna pull,...

he will definitely have no committee assignments next year.

Or he could be gracious and be a major player in the Senate.

The choice is his to make.

[Jim Lane]

40. Fortunately, the Senate Democrats are also smarter than you are. (n/t)

[arely staircase]

16. I think he totally deserves a cabinet position. I am with you all the way on this.

Party unity should mean inclusion. To quote LBJ "I'd rather have him on the inside pissing out than the outside pissing in."

[GoneFishin]

23. How generous that after she steals his wallet that she would toss him a couple of his own dollars

back.

[Lord Magus]

25. How delusional thinking that Bernie was entitled to the win and it was "stolen" because he lost.-nt-

[mac56]

24. That's your reasoning for giving Sanders a cabinet position?

Because pissing?

You are deplorable.

[arely staircase]

32. Old LBJ saying. Democrats know it. And now you do. nt

[DonCoquixote]

30. and that

is exactly what i had in mind. I think that is exactly why Obama gave the SOS to Clinton.

[Demsrule86]

36. I would rather stay in the Senate then be in the cabinet personally. nt

[LoverOfLiberty]

17. Trust me

Both Hillary and Sanders are politicians. They will work together to win in November.

Bernie will not be snubbed.

[Hiraeth]

19. I really don't see it happening. I don't see HRC "giving" Bernie anything he hasn't already fought

for.

[CrowCityDem]

26. I hope you aren't implying SOS was a quid pro quo to her dropping out. That would have been a crime.

[liberal from boston]

29. Hillary

I have read other comments that at a private meeting with Hillary & Obama she asked to be appointed SOS which would create a path for a future Presidential run. Also wanted Obama to help pay off her campaign debt.

[Demsrule86]

37. bullshit

The story is Obama offered Clinton her pick of the VP or the SOS...she chose the latter. And it was not for dropping out. It was for healing.

[DonCoquixote]

31. no but I think it was

A way to show the Hillary VOTERS that he did not forget them.