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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie's vanity is costing us money. Literally. [View all]Response to Cooley Hurd (Reply #1)
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Would you be upset if O'Malley had a tax-payer funded Secret Service detail, or Fiorina, or Cruz?
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#35
I'm talking about the expense TO THE TAXPAYERS of a non-viable presidential candidate getting
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#38
Liberals are supposed to be fine with wasting our resources where they aren't needed?
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#11
Why not? Liberals are fine wasting resources on unending wars. Take the complement, it's sincere.
Autumn
Jun 2016
#14
No one is stopping you or any other Disenchanted from supporting a different Party - like the
BlueCaliDem
Jun 2016
#76
Of course no one is stopping me from supporting a different party, just like no one is forcing
Autumn
Jun 2016
#79
What I'm getting at is, if the Democratic Party is not working out for you or your dreams and goals,
BlueCaliDem
Jun 2016
#84
I'm well over 60, never missed an election and a registered dem all my life until last year
Autumn
Jun 2016
#85
The Bernie hate is strong amongst neoliberals, so I know when it comes to populism he's
NorthCarolina
Jun 2016
#7
I would ask what the cost of the FBI investigation and the man hours put in sorting
Autumn
Jun 2016
#15
I'm glad to hear that Humble Hillary refuses SS protection to save money.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2016
#16
1. She's the candidate. 2. She's a former first lady. 3. Bernie is just a Senator at this point.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#18
Yes. Actual candidates require and deserve the protection. Not people strining it out like Bernie.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#24
If it's such a concern, I'm sure you agree the Clintons could have saved the US a lot of money by...
Armstead
Jun 2016
#48
Again, the United States goverment deems the protection of past presidents and their families to be
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#92
It's enough that he get out at the convention and doesn't attack HRC between now and then.
Ken Burch
Jun 2016
#20
HRC will simply control everything if Bernie withdraws before the convention.
Ken Burch
Jun 2016
#25
still wondering whats in sander's tax returns that so important not show the american people...
beachbum bob
Jun 2016
#34
Remember: the marching orders weren't to defeat Sanders, but to "disqualify" him.
arcane1
Jun 2016
#64
Hillary's vanity will cost us the presidency. . . . . really, under criminal investigation
pdsimdars
Jun 2016
#47
Wow! That .01% of one cent must really be causing a hardship on you and yours.
notadmblnd
Jun 2016
#53
Enough about Bernie. Small part of Clinton's military budget. You'll get used to it.
George Eliot
Jun 2016
#56
Are you worried about the 40 Billion we are giving to Israel for 'free'stuff'?
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#57
If Hillary is already the nominee, then why don't they just remove Bernie's SSP? -nt-
NorthCarolina
Jun 2016
#68
To hear her supporters tell it, sounds like a pretty done deal to me. Now what's that you say about
NorthCarolina
Jun 2016
#72
How many superdelegates has Bernie flipped since the Washington DC primary? nt
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2016
#96
Regardless of where they are assigned they are still on the Secret Service payroll
Greywing
Jun 2016
#88