Who's the radical?

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Editorial, Bennington Banner
http://www.benningtonbanner.com/opinion/ci_18612290

It always seems amazing to many Vermonters when Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is off-handedly referred to as a raving left-wing radical and -- horror of horrors to the far right -- a "socialist."

If anyone actually listens to what he says and takes note of what he does in Congress, and has in the past as a member of the House, they would find someone more in line with Franklin Roosevelt than Eugene Debs, someone more concerned about the decline of the middle class and the working class and the poor in America than most others in national office, including anyone in the Obama administration.

In actuality, the senator routinely defends the rights of those on publicassistance,Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and those receiving Veterans Administration assistance or health care. He consistently defends the interests of working people versus the wealthy and large corporations.

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Polls are never exactly what they seem and only reflect a moment in time, but this one is pretty damn convincing: Senator Sanders is popular and -- we would venture a wild guess -- isn't considered all that radical by those who know him best.


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