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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Campaigns vs Movements [View all]FairWinds
(1,717 posts)42. Ya know, Dick Cheney worked really hard . .
to make the Exec Branch industrial strength, and I think
he succeeded.
I actually think Bernie can expand Medicare to kids
without congress-critter action, and much else besides.
But you do make a legitimate point.
Which is why Bernie needs to do a MUCH better job
of building a movement, not just his campaign.
(And BTW it really frosts my ass that Gov. Kasich got very close to
free college at Ohio State in the 1960s, and now wants to make OSU unaffordable
to those who come after.)
Are you saying that the Sixties didn't really happen? Really, they did - college used to
be pretty close to free . .
I appreciate you observations . .
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You always talk about topics that I had not thought about, my dear H20 Man.
CaliforniaPeggy
Feb 2016
#1
don't want to quibble, but please be clear this isn't "Bernie's Movement" it's OUR movement.
2banon
Feb 2016
#75
Thank you, H2O Man. It clarified what I was thinking but could not articulate. nt
kgnu_fan
Feb 2016
#16
Another wonderfully thoughtful and illuminating piece to think about as I drift off to sleep.
PWPippin
Feb 2016
#18
Historians will have a healhty discussion, becuase the resistance to the WTO
nadinbrzezinski
Feb 2016
#35
Can you explain what we have gained over the last quarter century that you worry will be lost?
tk2kewl
Feb 2016
#33
Besides gay marriage none of those things represent gains over the last 25 yrs.
tk2kewl
Feb 2016
#48
I'm silly by definition ? Kind have just debunked the purpose of your own OP.
Trust Buster
Feb 2016
#97
You definitely have some ego there. I think I touched a nerve. It's all good though.
Trust Buster
Feb 2016
#116
Your argument is based on the premise that Bernie would lose the general election.
Martin Eden
Feb 2016
#71
K&R!!! Once again you read my mind and said it much better than I ever could!
Dustlawyer
Feb 2016
#49