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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Koch brothers have put out a web video praising Bernie Sanders [View all]Response to pnwmom (Reply #18)
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Leaders don't always toe the party line. They do what they think is right. like Iraq, or the TPP.
JonLeibowitz
Apr 2016
#3
Bank loans are not welfare. They are loans paid back with interest. Franklin Delano
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#9
Check your calendar. This is the time of year they often make these announcements
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#33
It would have demoralized some people but we only had less than 6% participation.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#56
It is not corporate welfare because it is not charity. They make loans to be repaid with interest.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#20
He's wrong. Boeing is producing its planes right here. It IS a vehicle for job creation
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#34
Oh c'mon, you're suggesting that there aren't already banks "too large to fail".
delrem
Apr 2016
#51
I don't understand your question. The tea party opposes the bank and so does Bernie.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#38
No, it wasn't. Bernie's answer was just his usual spiel about corporate welfare,
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#49
Every President since FDR began it. The tea party opposes it though -- and Bernie.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#65
Yup. I understand why the tea party opposes it. I just don't get it with Bernie.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#62
No surprise. Republicans have been propping Bernie up since the beginning. n/t
cosmicone
Apr 2016
#68
Well, it was a good run until you exposed Sanders as the secret 4th Koch Brother.
DisgustipatedinCA
Apr 2016
#86