Bernie Sanders departs the Democratic Party

by Jack Brummet, National Affairs Ed. 

We knew he was just using the Dems as a vehicle. Now he gets to go back to where he was and have the benefits of being a Dem (he's always caucused with them) And still be able to walk away when it suits him. I'm OK with that because, in fact, he's more Democrat than most Democrats.

Note from Politifact:  "By 1997, [Jack note: Bernie did not move from the House to the Senate until 2007] Sanders was still not a member of the House Democratic Caucus nor a Democrat. But he voted with the party more often than the average Democrat (95 percent of the time opposed to 80 percent)"

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The 2016 primaries continue, a/k/a beating a dead horse

By Jack Brummet

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Things fall apart: The state of the Democratic Presidential Primary

By Jack Brummet, National Affairs Desk

It could all fall apart, but the Trump-Ryan meeting fallout (and a lot of happy talk from both sides) today makes me nervous that the GOP-TEA PARTY is coalescing, while the Dems are embroiled in factionalism, mud-slinging, pointless churning, and back-biting.

The Dems, people seem to believe, were handed a gift horse candidate by the GOP-TP, and now they (we) are on the verge of blowing it by not capitalizing on our position. This needs to happen right here, right now...not 33 days from now when primary voting is over, and not on July 29th after the convention.

It's a very strange year where much of the conventional wisdom and laws of gravity have been swept out the door.  We need to act accordingly.

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Drawing: Faces 1414 - 33 days to go with Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Beasley

By Jack Brummet

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Bernie Sanders' 1963 arrest

By Mona Goldwater, Social Mores Ed.

Bernie Sanders was charged with resisting arrest at an August '63 civil rights protest. He was found guilty and fined $25.

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Citizen Trump and Senator Sanders's perception issues

By Jack Brummet, GOP-Tea Party Ed.

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