For 25 years as a member of the US Congress Bernie Sanders remained a Party of One. He has a degree in Political Science from the University of Chicago. He identifies himself as a Socialist. If he was interested in forming a movement he would have started organizing long ago. A Socialist alone and unaffiliated for 25 years is a contradiction.
I hear that he caucuses with the Democrats but his record is inconsistent. He zigzagged Left and Right without participating in any political party. After 25 years in Congress with no real accomplishment he was still unknown to most Americans.
His performance during those years is preserved in the Congressional Record which is available to the public for free. His statements and his votes don't match the image he promotes. He voted to deregulate the commodities market. He voted to authorize the war in Afghanistan and he side-steps questions about it when asked.
Today, Sanders is the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee. It's a platform for him to demonstrate leadership of the minority party Democrats.
It's a powerful position. In hearings, he delivers the same speech he always delivers, yelling and waving his hands. Sanders is a talker, and there's no amount of emphasis that can make his words into deeds. We don't need a talker. We need a doer.
For 25 years as a member of the US Congress Bernie Sanders remained a Party of One. He has a degree in Political Science from the University of Chicago. He identifies himself as a Socialist. If he was interested in forming a movement he would have started organizing long ago. A Socialist alone and unaffiliated for 25 years is a contradiction.
I hear that he caucuses with the Democrats but his record is inconsistent. He zigzagged Left and Right without participating in any political party. After 25 years in Congress with no real accomplishment he was still unknown to most Americans.
His performance during those years is preserved in the Congressional Record which is available to the public for free. His statements and his votes don't match the image he promotes. He voted to deregulate the commodities market. He voted to authorize the war in Afghanistan and he side-steps questions about it when asked.
Today, Sanders is the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee. It's a platform for him to demonstrate leadership of the minority party Democrats.
It's a powerful position. In hearings, he delivers the same speech he always delivers, yelling and waving his hands. Sanders is a talker, and there's no amount of emphasis that can make his words into deeds. We don't need a talker. We need a doer.