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rhett o rick

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127. Doesn't that apply to all candidates? That isn't a reason not to fight against

Wed May 27, 2015, 09:56 AM

May 2015

the power of Wall Street. Electing someone that is a friend of Wall Street would be worse. They may be able to get things passed by a Republicon Congress but that isn't what we want.

The President has a lot more power than the current President has shown.

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What if Bernie Sanders became President of the United States of America? [View all] MannyGoldstein May 2015 OP

No point in surmising what would happen. MohRokTah May 2015 #1

.. PowerToThePeople May 2015 #4

You know what's so funny? You say that repeatedly, morningfog May 2015 #6

And Bernie keeps gaining points in the polls -none May 2015 #131

Ha! NYC_SKP May 2015 #7

I'm sorry. MannyGoldstein May 2015 #10

Wishful thinking AgingAmerican May 2015 #33

You will NEVER dictate when the discussion has ended. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2015 #40

Don't count him out! RoccoR5955 May 2015 #43

Yes! I love Obama, and love Bernie! nt babylonsister May 2015 #59

We're going to make it happen. Just give us a few months! Bernie is on FIRE! sabrina 1 May 2015 #47

Hey there sport. You don't get to end discussions with your obnoxious comments. HERVEPA May 2015 #53

You gloat as if you think the billionaires can buy the election. You might be rhett o rick May 2015 #55

My how... authoritative! Scootaloo May 2015 #69

That's just silly. That's not how our voting system should work. C Moon May 2015 #82

I have too. bvar22 May 2015 #149

You saying something will never happen is a great endorsment! Rex May 2015 #91

I've lived a long time and seen a lot of things happen I would never have dreamed possible. JDPriestly May 2015 #101

Some advice for you. bvar22 May 2015 #147

My main issue is nukes RobertEarl May 2015 #2

He's running for Prime Minister of Japan? Or dictator of the world? FrodosPet May 2015 #9

Shhhhhhhhh! Can't let the dreamers wake up to reality! MohRokTah May 2015 #14

Japan is beholden to the US RobertEarl May 2015 #17

Care to point out the nuclear energy plank in his speech yesterday? I must have missed it brooklynite May 2015 #128

What do you dream of? AgingAmerican May 2015 #35

Ruling in Hell is better than serving in Heaven Fumesucker May 2015 #102

I remember being told that very same thing back in 2007! Sounds so .... historic. And I remember sabrina 1 May 2015 #48

Reality is that the wealthy are bleeding the lower classes dry and some want that to continue. rhett o rick May 2015 #56

great sentiment. and when Bernie has an obtructionist\fillibustering congress, what will you dionysus May 2015 #86

You think Hillary would not face the same Congress? Or, as some of us fear, would she actually djean111 May 2015 #105

Doesn't that apply to all candidates? That isn't a reason not to fight against rhett o rick May 2015 #127

Bingo kenfrequed May 2015 #159

maybe i'm just jaded, but we could have Jesus as a president, and the GOP would fillibuster him, and dionysus May 2015 #167

Dems will never regain congress? And the repub congress would treat other Dem presidents nicer? arcane1 May 2015 #151

He's dreaming - but Prez Bernie can at least order a decommissioning of all nuclear energy in the US eloydude May 2015 #22

No. I am not dreaming RobertEarl May 2015 #26

And the Republican Congress can impeach him okasha May 2015 #30

More defeatism AgingAmerican May 2015 #36

Japan will allow it RobertEarl May 2015 #38

Acid? Ayahuasca? 106-degree fever? okasha May 2015 #44

Batshit insane is denying the power of radiation RobertEarl May 2015 #81

That may be a fair assessment. okasha May 2015 #83

100 years ago, people died of other stuff before they were old enough to get cancer FrodosPet May 2015 #107

+1 Agschmid May 2015 #113

So what you are saying is "be afraid, be very afraid, and vote for HRC."?? rhett o rick May 2015 #57

Oh lord! where did she say that? hrmjustin May 2015 #62

You tell me what you think her point was telling us how he might get impeached. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #63

Her point was that there are laws and that our presidents can not just force Japan to hrmjustin May 2015 #65

Precisely. okasha May 2015 #74

Agreed. hrmjustin May 2015 #77

+1 zappaman May 2015 #87

+1 Agschmid May 2015 #115

I'm saying get down off the pink cloud. okasha May 2015 #71

Nope. Agschmid May 2015 #114

Now you want Bernie to send troops into Japan? sheshe2 May 2015 #31

Oh? hrmjustin May 2015 #54

yes, Bernie will invade Japan over the objection of it's leaders. suuuuure. dionysus May 2015 #88

Vote for Bernie because he'll invade Japan! Cali_Democrat May 2015 #94

"Sanders: Tough on Defense" dionysus May 2015 #166

Where do some of you come up with : Invade?` RobertEarl May 2015 #145

Yay! Invade Japan! Agschmid May 2015 #112

No, the president cannot command anything of another sovereign country. cwydro May 2015 #121

robertearl questionseverything May 2015 #160

I tend to agree RobertEarl May 2015 #161

He can easily create millions of jobs? FrodosPet May 2015 #76

Look at it this way. RichVRichV May 2015 #89

Exactly! peacebird May 2015 #104

it's sad when someone wants a left wing dictator... and actually thinks Bernie would BE that kind of dionysus May 2015 #85

He can't do this. Agschmid May 2015 #20

Lol! zappaman May 2015 #79

when fukishima blows and a nuke turbine blade lands miles away in 3 meters or radioactive hail... dionysus May 2015 #90

This whole subthread is glorious Cali_Democrat May 2015 #93

Dictator of the world, not just the US treestar May 2015 #117

who will control Congress and by what margin onenote May 2015 #3

By that logic RobertEarl May 2015 #18

that logic is called basic civics BainsBane May 2015 #97

Sadly, this. ^^^ We need more (D)s in Congress... Beartracks May 2015 #24

We need to do like the Republicans started doing back in the early 1970's -none May 2015 #135

That's an easy solution - run progressives believing in Bernie's policies eloydude May 2015 #25

Bully pulpit AgingAmerican May 2015 #37

And New Democrat philosophies sure messed up Congress for a long time. merrily May 2015 #39

That is true, which is why we are also going to be supporting the candidates the people want. Did it sabrina 1 May 2015 #50

The Democrats would make HUGE gains, and possibly control both houses Martin Eden May 2015 #158

Unlikely. And not by a sufficient margin. onenote May 2015 #163

As unlikely as Sanders becoming president? Martin Eden May 2015 #165

My Magic 8 Ball says: procon May 2015 #5

Not much until we flip Congress and Senate. Starry Messenger May 2015 #8

Depends on if he brought the house and senate with him. hrmjustin May 2015 #11

He would need a big Senate and House swing to pass his 90% tax rate proposal. (nt) Nye Bevan May 2015 #12

Bernie only answered it was something he wouldn't not do. Gregorian May 2015 #27

Wait... Are you for Elizabeth or Bernie? onehandle May 2015 #13

Either Elizabeth or Bernie would be highly acceptable. nt MannyGoldstein May 2015 #15

Warren is not running. zappaman May 2015 #80

Perhaps she'll join the ticket... polichick May 2015 #99

People would be dancing in the street IMHO. eom Cleita May 2015 #16

I think it is possible he might be the American Allende... First Speaker May 2015 #19

Which shows how far we have descended into corporate, totalitarian Cleita May 2015 #139

Well, people that oppose Bernie don't really oppose HIM or his POLICIES... Maedhros May 2015 #153

I have but one word for those naysayers who think he'd butt heads with an intransigent Congress RufusTFirefly May 2015 #21

Forgiven MannyGoldstein May 2015 #46

Great! Let's shake on it! RufusTFirefly May 2015 #58

I'm not shaking with Harpo MannyGoldstein May 2015 #60

Whaaaa? RufusTFirefly May 2015 #67

There are ways to achieve goals Gregorian May 2015 #23

Because you care. Oye, the possibilities! Thanks! nt babylonsister May 2015 #61

Can you say : REVOLUTIONARY RobertEarl May 2015 #28

Unfortunately, the average voter won't brooklynite May 2015 #129

That Democratic socialist? I'd try like anything to convince Canada to allow me to emigrate. merrily May 2015 #29

He won't. beaglelover May 2015 #32

Thank you for your insightful analysis. [n/t] Maedhros May 2015 #154

Everyone here would be vetching about his broken promises frazzled May 2015 #34

"It'll never work. We'll all be killed!" RufusTFirefly May 2015 #41

You are spewing the 'Third Way®' 'perfect' meme AgingAmerican May 2015 #42

Good effing lord frazzled May 2015 #45

It does treestar May 2015 #119

No, we have not. You assume the complaints have no validity. Marr May 2015 #125

why "try" single payer with that Congress treestar May 2015 #130

Because *trying* is how you get things. Marr May 2015 #146

+1000000000000 treestar May 2015 #118

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2015 #49

... MannyGoldstein May 2015 #51

I would LOVE IT! BUT, what he could do depends totally on wether he gts a DEM Congress! napi21 May 2015 #52

What if he ran and failed? Tommy2Tone May 2015 #64

Then he fails. RichVRichV May 2015 #92

being president is tough on a body... chillfactor May 2015 #66

Even assuming Sen Sanders is a prime and fit 75 year old FrodosPet May 2015 #73

Obama's not looking so bad. Maedhros May 2015 #155

Stupid post. Agschmid May 2015 #116

Within a few months DUers would be saying he betrayed us. pnwmom May 2015 #68

The betrayal comes in where a leader BEGINS negotiations. polichick May 2015 #98

Many here will say it as soon as he caves, which he will eventually have to, pnwmom May 2015 #100

The point is, he betrays the people by starting where he does... polichick May 2015 #123

THIS^^^^^^^^^^^ treestar May 2015 #109

Who would he have on his cabinet? Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #70

Ponies & unicorns and milke and honey.... Historic NY May 2015 #72

If Bernie ever does get elected Prez, that will be just the beginning of the battle nikto May 2015 #75

Agreed. Electing Bernie is the beginning, not the end. Maedhros May 2015 #156

Yep nikto May 2015 #162

I am ready olddots May 2015 #78

it wouldn't get anything done because the GOP would fillibuster/sabotage everything like they are so dionysus May 2015 #84

whoever is the next president will face the same constitutional limitations as the current one BainsBane May 2015 #95

Israel / Palestine alone will sink him with many people FrodosPet May 2015 #108

I suck, and I'm stupid MannyGoldstein May 2015 #110

Word! treestar May 2015 #120

Bernie has been working with both sides of the aisle for the past Cleita May 2015 #141

Can you provide me some info on those victories? BainsBane May 2015 #142

ffs! All you want to know is as close as Wikipedia. Cleita May 2015 #143

I've already looked BainsBane May 2015 #148

Your posts are so incredibly dreary. Maedhros May 2015 #157

No one is forcing you BainsBane May 2015 #164

That would be great. n/t Hugin May 2015 #96

I will LOL at all the Hillary supporters who said there is no way he can win. Kalidurga May 2015 #103

Oh, dear, Manny! You seem to have inadvertently enabled the stupid-assed meme of the day - djean111 May 2015 #106

The main thing we will get is a President who will fight as hard for the people Autumn May 2015 #111

We could finally begin the climb out of our neo-dark age. LWolf May 2015 #122

I think we'd see another big realignment of the two parties. Marr May 2015 #124

a lot would depend on who his VP would be Bucky May 2015 #126

I think Warren would be his VP if he got nominated... cascadiance May 2015 #132

Yes, a clean sweep of the more liberal New England states is the key to the white house Bucky May 2015 #133

Hmm... So he wouldn't pick up many women voters by taking Warren I guess... cascadiance May 2015 #134

I'm personally a big fan of lobby groups and their influence on government. NCTraveler May 2015 #136

K&R yuiyoshida May 2015 #137

If Bernie became President, would DLC/Third Way be on the way out? Martin Eden May 2015 #138

DLC was, and its descendants are, to the right of what is the true political middle. Cleita May 2015 #140

That's why I put "middle" in quotation marks Martin Eden May 2015 #144

It means I should have been playing the lottery BootinUp May 2015 #150

Yes, but the hate applies to all Dems HassleCat May 2015 #152