They have been telling us for months that Bernie is a selfless visionary.

[teamster633]

Let's imagine what that would really look like. He's been in the legislature for over 20 years...hard to imagine he isn't abundantly clear on the reality that nothing ever gets done without the backing of both houses of congress. That practical knowledge would lead a selfless visionary to relentlessly promote and encourage fellow progressives to run and win all over the country. That practical knowledge would probably compel him to join an established political party that could provide the structure necessary to prevail against an organized opposition. After many hard fought years of laying the electoral foundation for his programs, he could rightly assume his position as the leader of his coalition, secure in the knowledge that his programs had broad support and that his campaign promises had a distinct possibility of being realized. It would all be very hard work and despite that, it's possible that this selfless visionary might have to pass the baton to someone else to fulfill the promise. But that wouldn't matter to a selfless visionary. To him, only the successful implementation of his programs would matter. I ask you, does any of the preceding in any way resemble the man who would purport to save us from ourselves?

[beachbum bob]

1. Judging by sanders tax return....they certainly don't show it by

What they give to charities....

[jmowreader]

7. Bernie is on record as not liking charities

He believes the government should do everything charities do now. How, exactly, the government is supposed to come up with all the money it will take to do what charities do, he can't say...but whereas Obama's slogan was "Hope" and Bill Clinton's was "Putting People First," Bernie's is "I Have No Fucking Idea." But since he can't write that on a yard sign, he has something else...I think it's "Twenty-Seven Dollars!"

[beachbum bob]

11. berie doen't like charities becasue he is a cheap SOB...and it requires giving

h erather have others give...another example of his hypocrisy

[TeamPooka]

2. If he doesn't keep "fighting" then he can't keep raising money. It's aklways about the money. nt

[Koinos]

4. So the one against money in politics is trying to grab all the money he can.

Who knows how many other FEC violations will come to light?

[jmowreader]

8. He spent $600,000 of his fans' money to fly to Rome. How much more do you want?

[Koinos]

10. The question is, how much more does he want?

If we could see the 2015 tax returns, we might learn how much his campaign paid Jane. That would be a legal way of enriching himself.

[BootinUp]

3. He has a very lackluster record.

Combine that with his antics lately and it tells me, he has some serious issues understanding how things work OR that his motives are suspicious.

[shenmue]

5. I can hardly remember the names of any bills he's introduced

[NastyRiffraff]

6. Something to do with post offices, I think

His time in Congress has been less than memorable.

[jmowreader]

9. Those were the ones that passed

He's written a bunch of bills that DIDN'T pass. None of them were any good.

[liberal N proud]

12. I think we all heard that wrong - its "selfish"

Selfish visionary

[teamster633]

13. If they say it fast, it's easy to mistake one for the other.

The quality I most despise about rEpublicans is their hypocrisy. It isn't a quality limited to just one party now that we have allowed that posturing old fool join our ranks.