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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: WaPo: On the 2008 bailout, Biden is right and Sanders is wrong [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)29. He's a fly in the ointment. That's really nothing to be proud of.
Always an excuse. I find his votes the benefit Russia the most offensive and maddening.
So when you say "Unspoken: until I get MY WAY because I'm never going to compromise" -- the reason it's unspoken is because it's not the truth. Your post is well written, but fiction.
Horseshit. It's "unspoken" because that's not the way that politicians speak... but it's clearly understood. GMAFB!
His fans and cheerleaders often boast that the "votes with the Democrats 99.9% of the time" (I'm sure you've heard it.) But the truth of the matter is that it's only 80% if one rounds-up.
The few times he "gets it right" is hardly a defense of the critical times he selfishly and stubbornly gets it wrong.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Sanders did not want to guillotine the bankers. This opinion piece is wrong when it says...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#8
Sanders was not demanding prosecutions. But he wanted the bailout financed differently.
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#16
I thought your initial post was agreeing with the opinion piece in the OP...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#21
If the bailout didn't occur and the banks failed, MILLIONS of Americans in the 99% would have lost..
George II
Mar 2020
#7
Sanders supported a bailout, but thought it needed to be fixed, as he explained at the time...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#9
Who doesn't? Most votes of significance are a balance of good and bad, and you have to decide...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#11
Just one more thing to add to the long and growing list of reasons I cannot stand him.
NurseJackie
Mar 2020
#14
I gave you examples of the crime bill and obamacare, which I guess you count as some of...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#30
Brady bill. (And I'm sure there's a "reasonable excuse" for that as well, eh?)
NurseJackie
Mar 2020
#31
I guess you typed that before I edited to include a gimme for the gun votes.
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#32
re" Nobody is bashing Bernie" - Of course they are, with lies and misrepresentations,
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#38
You mean HIPAA? I DID look it up. That's how I got the link I posted before...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#40
Looks like you posted that before seeing my 1:05 edit, which I made when I realized...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#42
Yes... because my response of "HIPAA" may have been referring to something other than HIPAA.
NurseJackie
Mar 2020
#43
Again, saying that someone may be pulling something out of their ass (if they can't support it)...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#53