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yourout

(7,527 posts)
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 06:08 PM Mar 2016

People are not excited about what Bernie is going to do...

They are excited about what he is NOT going to do.

He is not going to lie us into a war.
He is not going to sign bad trade deals.
He is not going to let Wall Street commit crimes unpunished.
He is not going to cut Social Security.
He is not going to jail a whole generation over marijuana.

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dana_b

(11,546 posts)
7. yep, me too
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 07:02 PM
Mar 2016

I'm excited about Medicare for all, public college tuition covered for all, an open dialog with other nations that we don't necessarily get along with, working to combat global warming asap and many other things.

ladjf

(17,320 posts)
4. and the result is something all of us have longed for,"hope". Thanks Bernie for
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 06:12 PM
Mar 2016

guiding us in the right direction. We will try to make you "Captain America" so that you can
guide us through some real "bad waters".

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