Presidential Democrats?
W.J. Astore
Tom Tomorrow has the perfect comic to sum up America's recent Democratic primaries for president:
How can Bernie Sanders be electable when he keeps winning elections? A paradox for sure.
Of course, the whole argument against Bernie Sanders is as dishonest as the primary process is long. Let's imagine Bernie Sanders gains the nomination and then defeats Trump in November. Is Bernie going to become a dictator and enact all his "crazy" socialist ideas by fiat? Surely, mainstream Republicans and Democrats in Congress are just going to roll over and approve all of Bernie's "radical socialist" agenda. Right?
If Bernie were to win, he'd obviously face strong opposition from establishment elites, who would oppose and try to block everything he'd try to do. That said, the rich and privileged obviously don't want to bother with such battles; they'd rather just nominate a "safe" centrist, or, even better, a person from their own ranks, like Mike Bloomberg. You can count on Bloomberg acting to protect Wall Street and the 1%. He's got billions of reasons to do so.
As Bloomberg is foisted upon us by the lapdog media, other centrist candidates continue to fight for whatever money is left to sustain their campaigns. Mayor Pete is flitting from fund raiser to fund raiser (shaking more money trees in wine caves?); Elizabeth Warren is making appeals to party unity (good luck with that); Joe Biden is straining to remain relevant (no more malarkey?); and Amy Klobuchar is seeking any traction she can find in a campaign characterized by market-tested bromides ("I know you, and I will fight for you," a variant of Bill Clinton's "I feel your pain").
The best way to judge the candidates is by the enemies they make, which is why I strongly support Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard. Yes, Tulsi is still in the running, perhaps only until Super Tuesday on March 3rd, but her message against regime-change wars and the military-industrial complex is much needed.
Go Bernie. Go Tulsi. We need leaders who are unafraid to speak truth.