This is what Democrats are up against.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

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Sanders would get an all out guffaw

For more than four decades, congressional leaders have invited the President's budget director to Capitol Hill to– at the very least– ceremoniously testify about the proposed vision, but this year, Obama's budget director Shaun Donovan was stiffed."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/obama-budget-snubbed-by-congress

[eridani]

1. Because the Repukes just love Clinton so much?

What did she ever do as a Senator anyway, except fail to get a flag-burning bill passed?

[Art_from_Ark]

12. Well, she shilled for Bush's war against Iraq

and she got a few post offices named.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. I really don't understand the point of these postings that point out

that Obama can't do something, or that Sanders couldn't do something because of Republicans. All it points out is that NO candidate, including Clinton, is going to 'do something' unless it's something Republicans want, which probably makes it something we don't want. So it's not any sort of black mark against Sanders that isn't just the same against Clinton.

[Android3.14]

6. Exactly.

So many of the attacks at Bernie come from a loser attitude. Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I think I'll eat some worms.

[Hortensis]

10. THIS is what the Democrats are up against:

America has over 550 billionaires and over 45,000 megamillionaires.

Map of Religious Right Influence



"Democrats can't think.They need pretty pictures. I provide a free service to help SAVE AMERICA from the DEMONCRATS"
More Americans still identify conservative than liberal.

Ignorance and stupidity

[Sherman A1]

3. That's nice

and the point was?

[vt_native]

4. I think Bernie would use the bully pulpit of the Presidency and fight for his priorities

rather than offer to cut social security in an attempt to make repubs like him.

[Mbrow]

5. This +1

[Wilms]

7. .

is

[madokie]

8. Exactly

He's used the microphone quiet well in the congressional chambers so why wouldn't he do the same or even more so as President

One thing we all have to agree with if we're not in denial is Bernie fights like hell for us the people. He reads the bills and if there is shit in it he can't stomach he'll not vote for it no matter what good is in it or how the bill is named. I like that in my congress.

So many bills are named one thing when its really just the opposite that they're trying to push though. 'CONs are who do this mostly.

[pablo_marmol]

9. +1,000

My #1 beef with our current president --- failure to step up to the pulpit.

[earthshine]

13. Obama never rallied his base after the 2008 election.

He was too busy trying to compromise with the republicans than to deal with us.

Now, he wants us to say he's "progressive."

Am I the only one who found his attempts at compromise to be largely disingenuous? I think he knew they wouldn't cooperate, yet he wasted time and energy doing so.

We all think he's so intelligent, right? How can we think this when he was so naive, and wasted the enormous political capital we gave him in 2008.

Imagine if O fought for universal health care the way he fought for the TPP. (The ACA was a giveaway to insurance companies. People still can't afford to get to sick.)

I believe that Bernie will lead us toward a better future, because he will be an "active" president, and he has the right ideals.

[Vinca]

11. Unless it's one of their own nutjobs sitting in front of them, they'll be stiffed.

I don't care if it's Bernie, Hillary or Jesus Christ himself telling them about money allotted for the poor.

[newfie11]

14. Midterms!

Vote them out.

[Autumn]

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GDP. Thanks.