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With US Now a 'Pseudo-Democracy,' Sanders Says Democrats Have to Answer One Key Question (www.commondreams.org)

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"I think that the Democratic Party has to make a fundamental decision," says the independent Senator from Vermont, "and I'm not sure that they will make the right decision."

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I hate Republicans but uh the continued rolling over to show their soft underbelly belly. Cooool 25 hour speech after voting the red spending bill. At least if the Fed was shut down those USAID employees would technically be employed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

But doesn't the executive retain more power during a shutdown? I'm not sure it's the pill that everyone thought it was but I'm happy to have my mind changed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

Yeah. Those guys were openly salivating at the prospect and wishing people like us who hated Schumer well. It was one of those catch 22 situations where the deeper problem is that the GOP and its constituents are culturally aligned, and the Democratic party leaders very much are not aligned with us. While that continues, the left in general can't help but score own goals and get nowhere.