More Reason For Excitement In Bernieland

[Ultralight]

That argument sounds logical to me. People talk about the zombie hordes he attracts as a sign of his strength, but that's been occurring in liberal enclaves that would cheer just as loudly for Che Guevara. It will be interesting to see how he performs in the country at large,

I love me some Che Guevara!

[creaker]

"Media blackout"? He seems pretty unavoidable to me.

Republican candidates running single digit numbers in the polls are getting more press. That a socialist is polling the numbers he is (leading in some states) in this country you would think would qualify for a bit of discussion as to why - maybe I'm wrong but I would call it historic.

[Ultralight]

Bernie almost... almost makes me want to register to vote and vote for him.

[LDAHL]

Republican candidates running single digit numbers in the polls are getting more press. That a socialist is polling the numbers he is (leading in some states) in this country you would think would qualify for a bit of discussion as to why - maybe I'm wrong but I would call it historic.

I'm seeing plenty of discussion of the "significance of Trump and Sanders campaigns", usually along the lines of voters being dissatisfied with the establishment and looking for something different.

[Ultralight]

Most people who talk a good game about being dissatisfied with the establishment end up voting for the establishment in the end.

[Alan]

I love me some Che Guevara!

You know that he was Castro's chief executioner don't you? Responsible for the deaths of thousands of Cubans and the forced imprisonment of thousands more.

On the plus side, he did look cool in that funky beret.

[Ultralight]

You know that he was Castro's chief executioner don't you? Responsible for the deaths of thousands of Cubans and the forced imprisonment of thousands more.

On the plus side, he did look cool in that funky beret.

It is all about that funky beret!

[creaker]

Most people who talk a good game about being dissatisfied with the establishment end up voting for the establishment in the end.

“It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..."
"You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?"
"No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"

[Ultralight]

“It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..."
"You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?"
"No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"

LOL! Classic!

[LDAHL]

Most people who talk a good game about being dissatisfied with the establishment end up voting for the establishment in the end.

Your principled irrelevance shames my participation in the sordid real world.