Thank you Peace Patriot for the great read. This is just what I needed to start my day.
Your collection of posts made me think of important opinion pieces I USED to read in the New York Times and other papers. This type of honesty rarely appears in their pages anymore. The villagers in Washington and others who believed in the ideals of the Democratic Party are mostly gone. The leaders we have now are mostly those who sold out their principles and ideals ages ago to advance their careers and add to their bank accounts. Our current "leaders" now stand shoulder to shoulder blocking the door to the corridors of power from the people who want to come in and clean it out and reclaim it for their own. They're terrified that the career they sold their souls to get will be at risk when honesty and fair play comes to town.
In this campaign we have seen many of the heroes we once admired, who have now apparently sold themselves to help the status quo perpetuate their ruinous vision for America. Whether this was out of vanity or for promises of power, money or influence we will never know. We only know that we are saddened to see it. We feel duped and disheartened that they could sell out what they fought their entire lives to achieve for so little in return. This rejection of integrity more than anything is what really informs us just how bad it is in our country.
I'm so happy that Bernie chose to run. Because he is a man of great moral integrity he is the perfect spokesperson for our revolution. His perseverance throughout his entire career is a lesson that I hope the young people in this campaign take to heart. They will have many challenges throughout their lives. They will be tempted many times to abandon their ideals & ethics by people who have long since given up their own. They will be told that to be smart you have to go along to get along. I hope when those moments of conscience come that they remember Bernie and choose wisely for themselves. Bernie was steadfast in holding onto what he believed was right. He's lived a modest life. He's had some successes and some failures. He wasn't a household name for most of his life. For a Senator he worked and lived in relative obscurity. He refused to sell out his beliefs to enrich himself. But I would bet Bernie Sanders is a lot happier with his life than most of those people who gave up their ideals for power and money. And in the end he will be remembered in the hearts and minds of more citizens of this country when he's gone than all of the sell-outs combined.
I didn't mean to write a book on this post but Peace Patriot you just inspired me too much. 
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