tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post491440107337001091..comments2024-03-27T18:00:02.032-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: Trouble On Hemlock HillKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-47328986997242409752016-01-22T03:56:01.905-05:002016-01-22T03:56:01.905-05:00This is a very nice article. People focus on Glas...This is a very nice article. People focus on Glass-Steagall but the more pernicious was the derivatives regulation. Clinton henchmen Summers, Rubin and Greenspan ridiculed Born and the hearings were ugly. They did not want regulation. Unrevealed at the time Rubin was negotiating his Citibank contract and delivering on derivatives raised his value. Derivatives were a large part of the collapse. Brooksley Born has received the Profiles in Courage Award for standing up to the cabal which has been discredited.<br /><br />Your take on Krugman is right on the money. He has gone completely Democratic establishment and has given up his prestige as an authentic economist. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-89287816321982587362016-01-21T17:45:11.680-05:002016-01-21T17:45:11.680-05:00Wolf Blitzer to Hillary Clinton this afternoon: Do...Wolf Blitzer to Hillary Clinton this afternoon: Do you feel America is ready for a Socialist President? No correction made.<br /><br />This must be truly dangerous because I just read that Bernie Sanders has run an ad including a song "America" by Simon and Garfunkel. What are we coming to?!!<br /><br />Fasten your set belts, friends.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-13369090494265126912016-01-20T23:10:39.988-05:002016-01-20T23:10:39.988-05:00Yet another lovely and perfect expression of reaso...Yet another lovely and perfect expression of reason, Karen. <br /><br />As to Bernie, I interpret his message as debated subtly and succinctly with a wit that appeals to the scores of young and old people. His passion is so intense as to wear anyone out, and that's why he is loved so much and why people are afraid for him.<br /><br />Warmonger Hillary is so antagonistic, and in my opinion, illogical as well as dishonest. <br /><br />Commenters on the NYT, etc., talk about her foreign policy skill and knowledge.<br /><br />Today I heard an American formerly held hostage in Iran say when Hillary was Secretary of State she invoked fear each time they heard she was going to talk to leaders there. Her diplomatic tactic was to scream at them to let the hostages free, so they all naturally prepared for a few extra months of captivity.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750652366930667874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-15979711552619663352016-01-20T21:06:33.633-05:002016-01-20T21:06:33.633-05:00I know I am late coming to the conversation but I ...I know I am late coming to the conversation but I just wanted to write and say how great the essay and follow up commentary have been on this particular thread.<br /><br />I must admit that I didn't take Bernie to seriously at first. Not because I don't agree with his message - I do - but because I had given up on the Liberals in America. As Bernie has gained support, I find myself becoming excited and hopeful that FINALLY people have had enough. I know that I changed my registration from Independent to Democrat so that I can vote in the Primary this year.<br /><br />Annenigma, I have to say that your comment on this particular thread has been one of your best ever. I think you have really nailed it. I wonder if Bernie, when he started, just hoped to get important issues and a truly progressive point of view into the public arena. But his message has resonated with the Liberal Intelligencia - which seems to be larger than I had thought - and I actually think he has a shot at winning the Democratic nomination. <br /><br />I think we can expect that Hillary will get nasty and run a campaign of misinformation from here on out. Hopefully, Bernie will be able to counter this by addressing both his and her record. Bernie needs a quick answer on the gun control issue - so he can pound away at the fact that under Obama most of the Middle Class is either under-insured or still can't afford to go it alone on buying health insurance. He also has to keep on reiterating that, just as with Obama, Hillary is too close to Wall Street and like her husband, will continue to allow the too big to fail banks exist. I don't understand why Bernie didn't bring this up in the debate. The too big to fail banks are even bigger than before and Dodd-Frank has done nothing to break them up. Furthermore, the risky trading is still going on. <br /><br />By the way, Yves Smith has a good article on Naked Capitalism on Larry Summers dishonest attack on Bernie over his comment on throwing a fire wall between investment and commercial banking. She gives a very coherent history and then goes into her analysis.Valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-67240240439607432492016-01-20T11:27:17.437-05:002016-01-20T11:27:17.437-05:00Jay: Yes I just saw that article and recorded it t...Jay: Yes I just saw that article and recorded it to read it all. I wonder if all these lies and deliberate misinformation by Hillary will come home to haunt her and why I was surprised by the articles listed in the NYtimes today which do not help her cause if taken seriously. I try to find reports on these events in the foreign press without much luck but truthdig does a good job.<br /><br />It gets more and more interesting and am anxious to hear reports of Bernie's progress in Iowa.<br />Thanks for your information and do send anything else of interest along for all of us stressed out souls to hang on to.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-74040341953932782092016-01-20T10:50:50.529-05:002016-01-20T10:50:50.529-05:00Pearl, you'll want to read Robert Scheer's...Pearl, you'll want to read Robert Scheer's detailing how, in the last debate, Hillary blamed Bernie for Clinton crimes. <br /><br />Do not read the comments, however, where some responders lay out Bernie's long record in support of empire.<br /><br />http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/hillary_blames_bernie_for_an_old_clintonite_hustle_rotten_shame_20160119Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-18316845229420005472016-01-20T10:09:54.968-05:002016-01-20T10:09:54.968-05:00
And this as well today in the NYtimes.
’90s Sc...<br />And this as well today in the NYtimes.<br /><br /><br /><br />’90s Scandals Weigh on Clinton’s Support Among Women<br /><br />By AMY CHOZICK 5:00 AM ET<br /><br />Women are struggling to reconcile Hillary Clinton’s leadership on women’s issues with her past involvement in her husband’s efforts to fend off accusations of sexual misconduct.<br />Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-16713298515666794792016-01-20T09:54:49.137-05:002016-01-20T09:54:49.137-05:00Karen and fellow Sardonickyites: I find it especi...Karen and fellow Sardonickyites: I find it especially interesting that these two articles quoted in my comments above which may not be helping Hillary have appeared today in the nytimes along with a comment printed about the problems that her supporters are having in dealing with the information involving these two articles. <br /><br />Do you feel that this is an important issue that is destined to have some effect on voters' choices? Do you feel there is enough information to derail things more for Hillary especially when appearing in the nytimes today? I wonder about their decision and purpose to do so.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-39879245082525120722016-01-20T09:41:50.941-05:002016-01-20T09:41:50.941-05:00
Another nytimes article today on how the story o...<br /><br />Another nytimes article today on how the story of her e-mail usage has changed.<br /><br /><br /><br />http://nyti.ms/1ksAxxP Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-82821748829150252692016-01-20T09:38:40.901-05:002016-01-20T09:38:40.901-05:00
A nytimes article about the secrecy ratings of ...<br /><br /><br />A nytimes article about the secrecy ratings of her e-mails today<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://nyti.ms/1UatvK3 Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-55347839684505109482016-01-19T22:58:18.849-05:002016-01-19T22:58:18.849-05:00I think what is becoming obvious about the battle ...I think what is becoming obvious about the battle between Hillary and Bernie is that people who did not take Bernie seriously are in some kind of shock because to them, his message does not make any sense. And they try to brush it away with deteriorating methodology.<br /><br />I believe that Hillary represents the past and is battling an old struggle with the same unworkable methods and promises.. Bernie although older than her, has always looked forward to the future and like MLK, had a dream. It takes a man in touch with history to see the road ahead and that is why he appeals so well to the imagination of the physically young and we older ones who keep a rendezvous with our young dreams.<br /><br />It is a fascinating event to watch and be part of as it touches events in our lives that connect to what we are seeing and hearing. Even when Bernie is shouting and rumpled with his thoughts and feelings written on his face, it resonates among his followers and that is what the Clintonites fear. It is that real sense of connection going on they cannot comprehend. <br /><br />Of course in a grotesque way, that is why Trump is moving ahead with Ms.Palin on board.Ruminating Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-15097330105430201612016-01-19T20:12:14.708-05:002016-01-19T20:12:14.708-05:00Great essay on the "centrists" and you&#...Great essay on the "centrists" and you've got Krugman and his buddy Chait pegged.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585402385339469017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-60489453212598230562016-01-19T14:00:47.174-05:002016-01-19T14:00:47.174-05:00Pearl---
Thanks for link to CNN article re media c...Pearl---<br />Thanks for link to CNN article re media coverage of Sanders. Their articles differ from their TV stance.<br /><br />Also re Krugman’s column on h/c---here’s samples of comments from people who’d lived in Europe (another planet) US liberals ignore this, so only from comments do we get this contrast. <br /><br />Bookmanjb Munich 20 hours ago<br /><br />..... It's too bad we have to be satisfied with a kludge. <br /><br />Here in Germany, to where I moved with my family 11 years ago to start a now-thriving small business, we never cease to be amazed at how well a modified single-payer system works. <br /><br />I say modified because here they have what could be termed a private option; you can buy health insurance from private companies if you wish (and in fact, I do for myself and my daughter, although my wife is publicly insured). <br /><br />The whole thing just works. Doctors and health insurance execs earn upper middle-class incomes and a few become wealthy; the quality of care--at least in my experience--is superior to that available in the US; everybody pays in, so it is incredibly cheap; and did I mention that there are NO deductibles!?! <br /><br />The main reason it works so well is that the implicit goal is the best available care for the largest number of people, which is demonstrably NOT the goal of the US health care system.<br /><br /> 1184Recommended <br /><br /><br />An American Anthropogist in Germany Goettingen 17 hours ago<br /><br />I also live in Germany, Boomanjib, and I can confirm that the medical system here is vastly superior. I was diagnosed with a very serious (terminal, but slowly progressing) illness just six months after arriving. I spent 4 nights in the hospital and underwent all kinds of tests before my condition was diagnosed. It's a rare one. <br /><br />The total cost to me: €40. That was at the rate of €10 per night, for my hospital room. The tests cost me nothing. In the US, even with the pretty good insurance I had, the copays would have wiped me out.<br /><br />But I have to disagree with you that US residents "have to be satisfied with a kludge." That's Hillary's argument, and Krugman has inexplicably bought it. <br /><br />Bernie's plan is to expand the one really cost effective program we've got: Medicare. (That was something Krugman used to think was a good idea, but that was before Clinton was against it.) <br /><br />It will take several cycles for the Democrats to win enough seats to make it happen, but they won't win enough seats without a good platform to run on. Medicare for all (or at least all who want it—those who prefer private insurance can keep it) is a winning argument. <br /><br />Keep hitting Republicans with that, and the Dems WILL re-take Congress. Unfortunately, that's an argument Clinton won't (or can't) make. Not after collecting millions of $$ in "speaking fees" from the for-profit insurance industry.<br /> <br />John Q N.Y., N.Y. 11 hours ago<br /><br />But given the overwhelming success of the German health care system, not to mention the systems in other developed countries, should Professor Krugman have been so negative? Couldn’t Uncle Sam simply make single-payer available? Gradually, wouldn’t people switch to it? Then wouldn’t the drug and insurance PACs eventually be left holding the money bag?<br /><br />Frank Santa Monica, CA 10 hours ago<br /><br />"The main reason [the German health care system) works so well is that the implicit goal is the best available care for the largest number of people, which is demonstrably NOT the goal of the US health care system."<br /><br />Amen! The goal of the US health "care" system is to ensure that investors don't lose out on an opportunity to profit from your misfortune in the event that you become ill and or injured.<br /><br />Dave Newlans 9 hours ago<br /><br />The same thing in Canada without the private option. You need to see a doctor you call them and go. You show your card and they treat you.<br /><br />The last time I heard of a medical bankruptcy was NEVER.<br /><br />I have in the last 5 years had a colonoscopy, cataract surgery and a CAT scan--I paid nothing either before or after.Meredith NYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-8229166365749709392016-01-19T13:44:14.052-05:002016-01-19T13:44:14.052-05:00
So famous liberal Krugman,on our most important n...<br />So famous liberal Krugman,on our most important newspaper, proves he’s really a centrist. In our warped spectrum that would translate to right wing in EU social democracies. The Gilens/Page study is right that our laws mostly reflect interests of the elites, with our weak and co-opted opposition. Let’s start talking about Citizens United—both the S. Court decision and the need for true united citizens.<br /><br />See Gawker article -- Krugman gets 250,000/ year to work at the City University of NY Institute for the Study of Inequality. Inequality! What are they getting for their money? And he doesn’t even have to teach. Says even he was surprised at his duties being so light. His Nobel is enuff prestige for them. Cuny is a public university.<br /><br />Krugman is following Larry Summers statement to Sen Warren in her book---that you have to choose—will you be in the in crowd thus influential or the out crowd, thus marginalized? The conscience of a liberal is lining up with the power structure of our next president. <br /><br />But critical reader comments to K’s column show his excuses to oppose Sanders h/c reform ideas are transparent. <br /><br />And economist Krugman ignores these Times reports:<br /><br />Upshot article with hundreds of comments--- “Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt.” <br />Plus a report that people are dropping out due to high premiums.<br />Plus that the insured who thought their hospital doctor was in their network are shocked by outrageous bills. <br /><br />When prestigious liberals use cleverly worded arguments to rationalize inequality, it may do us more damage than the frankly extremist Gop.<br /><br />Here are some comparison figures to throw at Krugman, Hillary and the Gop. Stats are from commenter Socrates to Gail Collins recent column. Don’t know the source.<br /><br />1. America spends 17% of GDP on healthcare while civilized countries spend 10-12% with better overall outcomes.<br /><br />2. An MRI costs $138 in Switzerland, $350 in Australia and $1,145 in the US.<br /><br />3. A hospital stay costs $481 a day in Spain, $1,308 a day in Australia and $4,293 a day in the US.<br /><br />4. Giving birth costs $2,251 in Spain, $6,623 in Australia and $10,002 in the US.<br /><br />The Times Fact Check did say Hillary was inaccurate that health costs are the lowest in 50 years. Said it’s only the rate of increase that’s slowed. Repeated by a W. Post pundit on MSNBC. <br /><br />Msnbc Chris Hayes show pundits seemed to buy in to the warnings of higher taxes for the m. class with Sanders health care plan. They ignored that taxes from a national pool of millions would be more affordable than high premiums/ deductibles in a for profit h/c system. <br />Keep that a secret, despite tons of evidence from abroad and Canada. <br /><br /><br />Meredith NYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-4954029051901365892016-01-18T16:23:23.974-05:002016-01-18T16:23:23.974-05:00
Interesting article from CNN.
How the media m...<br /><br />Interesting article from CNN.<br /><br /><br /><br />How the media missed Bernie Sanders @CNNPolitics http://cnn.it/23aCVeCPearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-2432602448009890312016-01-18T15:50:17.492-05:002016-01-18T15:50:17.492-05:00Pearl, I believe there are two more debates but th...Pearl, I believe there are two more debates but they occur after the primaries have started. That was obviously done to try to keep Bernie from getting a couple of early wins under his belt which would give him enormous momentum. <br /><br />In my usual brazen way, I sent this email to Bernie's campaign today:<br /><br /><br />A Fight For the Soul of Democracy<br /><br />PLEASE deliver this message to Bernie Sanders.<br /><br />I believe the Political Revolution should be fine tuned and defined to be a 'Fight For the Soul of Democracy'. This is a riff off the words spoken by Bernie himself during the debates when he mentioned that the fight for the soul of Islam is not our fight. This one IS our fight, and this brief phrase names and defines what our Political Revolution is about - a restoration of government of, by, and for the people before it perishes from the Earth. We're perilously close. <br /><br />Any day now Hillary and the Republicans are going to slap a label of 'socialist revolutionary' on Bernie and it will take a heavy toll. I believe this will help to neutralize that.<br /><br />Btw, 'For the Common Good' sounds better to some of us than 'A Future to Believe In', but you probably already paid good money to the pros for that slogan.<br /><br />I'm standing by to join in and help, but only after I see our Political Revolution aptly named before it gets named and defined for us.annenigmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-21119319989235124002016-01-18T14:22:48.428-05:002016-01-18T14:22:48.428-05:00Jay: Maybe Hillary is increasing the attacks hopin...Jay: Maybe Hillary is increasing the attacks hoping he will succumb and leave the way clear for her. Maybe it is just as well there will be no more debates.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-6953030384632309492016-01-18T14:14:22.919-05:002016-01-18T14:14:22.919-05:00Annenigma and others: do send your concerns and su...Annenigma and others: do send your concerns and suggestions to Bernie. I do so regularly and am thanked by the people who receive the e-mails. They want to know how Bernie is doing and I am sure inform Bernie of reactions to his appearances. Just put up Bernie's name on your e-mail going out and it will automatically put his email address on it. You have many good suggestions and if Bernie had more time during these stupid debate time rules he could add many items to his comments.<br /><br />I think unencumbered by his vampire competitor, he will speak more freely in the next weeks and months to people in various states. And even though reports seemed to favor Hillary, there was definite criticism going her way. I think her 'using' Obama to lean on now especially after their ugly fight for the presidency has not escaped notice among other biased and inaccurate comments. Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-44972383286516270442016-01-18T14:03:35.956-05:002016-01-18T14:03:35.956-05:00Pearl, I hear you about his age. Can't tell y...Pearl, I hear you about his age. Can't tell you how often last night I wanted to take his blood pressure. Must take a lot to light up his face in that shade of red. How can a man his age keep this up till November? Then saddle up for a rougher ride lasting 8 years? He's the oldest guy ever to get this close to being POTUS, if he goes the distance. We shouldn't say that too loud, because another 100 million voters out there may begin to have the same thoughts. All the more reason for him and us to think hard about his running mate.Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-58000110222478956142016-01-18T13:18:56.751-05:002016-01-18T13:18:56.751-05:00Hillary is such a liberated woman that she freely ...Hillary is such a liberated woman that she freely hopped back and forth between Obama's coattails and Bill's. She even inflated her resume to claim her 'work' as First Lady, as if that was a job rather than a title. She had the nerve to criticize Bernie for merely seeking a primary challenger to Obama in 2011 when she actually challenged Obama in the primary in 2008. <br /><br />Obama was definitely wrong about one thing - Hillary is NOT likable enough. She came across as shrill and strident, having a pissed off look during most of the debate. She wouldn't even shake Bernie's hand at the end, keeping her back to him as she shook others' hands and exited the stage. <br /><br />Bernie did well, especially when he was feisty and took charge of the stage instead of letting the moderators keep cutting him off as in previous debates, but I wish he'd stick to his guns. He lets Hillary push him to modify a position, then she attacks him when he does. He should have just continued to say that legislation is complex and he seriously deliberates the possible inadvertent consequences (Hello, pro-Iraq Hillary!), and sometimes compromise has to be reached to make gradual headway. She is ok with gradual headway with the ACA but not with gun control. She's strangely not for any kind of gun control after the guns leave our shores though, no matter how many children are killed. <br /><br />Bernie also needs to vigorously defend his self-described label of democratic SOCIALIST. You can bet Hillary is going to go for the juggler on that one soon "He's not even a Democrat! Bernie Sanders is a Socialist!" He deflected last night rather than firmly stating that he is not a member of any socialist party but he does vote to support those great Democratic socialist programs such as Medicare, Social Security, public parks and highways, military, libraries, etc. <br /><br />That socialist question was the only time his voice cracked heavily from stress. He needs to learn quickly how to turn every question and issue around to shine the spotlight onto corporations and the wealthy, and implicitly on Hillary, the representative of Wall Street. He has to go for broke. No more hedging to stay in Hillary's good graces in case she wins. If she does win, he should retire and form a Social Democrats party. I mean, is he leading a Political Revolution or isn't he? It should be clear from the near-unanimous support of Hillary by the Democratic Establishment that they are not interested in a movement to restore government of, by, and for the people but simply to maintain the status quo. <br /><br />Back to socialism - Why doesn't he point out that corporations are the biggest supporters of socialism when the subsidies and bailouts benefit them? More importantly, why doesn't he point out that their refusal to pay a living wage shifts the costs to us for their workers' Food Stamps and health insurance in order to keep more profits for themselves? This is a 'Fight For the Soul of Democracy' Bernie! Write that down and repeat it every chance you get! <br /><br />Oh, Bernie... Please warn Americans that when the wealthy are done front-loading their employee expenses onto the public dole, they'll pay their politicians to privatize those services, back-ending those profits for themselves while sheltering them from taxes. We're being herded to the edge of the cliff with the ACA before they stampede us over the edge with costs and end up harvesting our bodies for profit. Will Bernie put up the fight of his life to save us and Democracy from Capitalist zombies? <br /> <br />I still don't see how the Powers-That-Be in our Inverted Totalitarian system will actually allow us to successfully choose our own President ever again, unless it coincides with their choice. There's too much money and power at risk to leave it up to the ignorant riffraff. That said, we must try. Thankfully, we're not as naive or ignorant as we were 8 years ago, thanks and no thanks to their 'Mr. Exceptional', Barack Obama.annenigmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-34681224333584707072016-01-18T13:02:59.887-05:002016-01-18T13:02:59.887-05:00World's 62 richest as wealthy as poorest half,...<br />World's 62 richest as wealthy as poorest half, report says | Fox News | http://fxn.ws/1ZHsJe9Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-19027895739078258992016-01-18T12:11:39.038-05:002016-01-18T12:11:39.038-05:00
From the Washington Post
The Daily 202: Bernie...<br /><br />From the Washington Post<br /><br /><br />The Daily 202: Bernie Sanders won the Democratic debate, say pundits and social media http://wpo.st/5ed41Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-3611031143604491262016-01-18T11:59:57.607-05:002016-01-18T11:59:57.607-05:00Jay: Your comment about Sanders not in best form i...Jay: Your comment about Sanders not in best form is questionable. Yes, he looked tired, trying to get messages of truth out between attacks but what he said was clear and I think effective to those with open minds. Exhibiting his frustration was a good indication of how serious and dangerous the situation is and showed a warrior who was and will fight to his last breath. I think that message resounded even better than if he was more perfect like Queen Hillary and showed the damage she was possible of doing to her rivals. He was very human and even those supporting Hillary had good words about him. I wish he was younger but he is the best we have now and just hope he is not physically damaged by the stress involved. If I were his wife I would be worried about his health as I am sure Jane is.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-47291730100010179722016-01-18T11:44:12.018-05:002016-01-18T11:44:12.018-05:00Thank you Karen for your brilliant column and resp...Thank you Karen for your brilliant column and response to Krugman. I had trouble sleeping last night after watching the exposure of a dangerous alien force via Hillary Clinton, twist truth until it bled. Poor Bernie, trying to warn us of what is in store should a vampire win the presidency (and I am not speaking of Trump here)and continue the slow destruction of what is left of the nation. <br />And then listening to CNN pundits accept Hillary's win of the debate plus other reporters as well without even being aware of Bernie's desperate dire warnings was frightening beyond words.<br />Now, reading the readers' responses to Krugman is a hopeful sign but will they be run over and chopped up by the Clinton machine as well?<br />It was not a war between two people fighting for the presidency, it was the exposure of what is happening to my birth country represented by reason vs. true evil.<br />Our only hope is that the people keep on revolting against what Hillary represents and support Bernie's agenda. I have my fingers crossed and holding my breath and wondering about Trump's role in it all.<br />I can only add that as far as health care, I am fortunate beyond words to live in Canada where I depend more and more on such support as I age and so wrote to Bernie attesting that the system works and to keep fighting for us on all fronts. <br />Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-12645098298211453092016-01-18T11:28:27.737-05:002016-01-18T11:28:27.737-05:00Jay: he is doing better with taking on Clinton tha...Jay: he is doing better with taking on Clinton than he was before.<br /><br />When I saw him speak here in Houston a few months back, he didn't even say her name. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856160423100846727noreply@blogger.com