Yes, Clinton's economic policies concern me, as do her votes on the Iraq invasion. But she's not stupid: she knows why Sanders has such a following; it's because of his economic policies (and gruff, kindly, and absolutely no nonsense manner when he does not back down from a debate). She learned the lesson, but let's see how she does on the test. Don't forget that FDR was a member of the ultimate 1% tip-top club when he enacted economic reforms. I don't want to get into a debate on whether he could have done more. He did enough to make the lives of the disenfranchised poor better at the expense of his fellow country club members.
If you are talking about Matt Taibbi's excellent pieces on Bernie Sanders, it made me so angry that I could read only about 2 pages at a time (same for his reporting on the Katrina aftermath). Sanders has the right economics and the tenacity of a bulldog, but the personality that endears him to us rubs his colleagues the wrong way. If you think that Obama has had trouble with an intransigent Congress, you ain't seen nothin' yet - just send Bernie to the White House. We'll yearn for the good ol' days of the Obama Administration.
Getting back to the thread topic: both Clinton and Sanders are extraordinarily good people and candidates. Democrats, progressives, and liberals agree with the vast majority of both of them. It is just sickening that we are bickering over details that are being exaggerated into major disputes while conservatives pass the popcorn.
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