I’m so pleased that two great Newton Democrats — Peg Hannigan and Rodney Barker — are leading the Newton For Bernie Sanders campaign! Their enthusiasm for Bernie equals or even exceeds my own, and I think that Bernie Sanders is the best candidate the Democrats have had since FDR. In fact, Bernie Sanders is bringing FDR’s thinking into the 21st century. In an article in this weeks’ Newton TAB, Peg and Rodney say:
“Bernie Sanders is the right leader for our troubled times. He is a unique and gifted political leader who has amassed a huge national following from literally millions of Americans who have enthusiastically responded to his political courage, blunt honesty, political acumen and genuine compassion for all those Americans who keep slipping behind in today’s economy. The two of us have close to a century of political and civic involvement in Newton and in state and national political campaigns. Bernie is a once in a lifetime gift to the American people and this opportunity must not be squandered.”
If anyone else is Feeling the Bern or has any questions, please email [email protected]. All hands on deck!
I saw President Obama talking about guns with Anderson Cooper on CNN. A day late and a dollar short, so typical of Obama. He’s fortunate his predecessor was the worst president in modern history, or he’d be even less popular than he is.
To me, Obama will always represent squandered opportunity. Eight wasted years. It took him seven of those eight years to even realize he had executive action authority to do something about the “gun show loophole.” He’s such a pathetic weakling that he’s allowed the Joint Chiefs to effectively overrule their Commander in Chief on the issue of closing Guantanamo, a promise Obama made when he was a presidential candidate. He was late to the position of supporting same sex marriage, and he’s done next to nothing to support marijuana reform.
Since Bush and Obama, we are no longer the great country we used to be. Our economy still sucks. We have no discernible foreign policy. Our Constitution has been used like toilet paper. Individual freedoms have been seriously eroded. And our public education system deserves an “F.” [Any doubt about that–just look at how many people support Trump].
Which brings me to Bernie Sanders. I see Sanders being an activist president. Someone willing to listen, but not a guy who’s going to allow himself to get pushed around. We desperately need someone to move this country forward. I think Bernie Sanders is the right person for the job.