re: #103 HappyWarrior

Exactly. I have a lot of family who love that Sanders supports this and that. They never answer how Bernie who has never been a great legislator hasn’t gotten his agenda passed as Senator and Rep. Therefore they can’t think of a valid reason that he’d be a successful executive. And it’s frustrating because they’re not dumb but they just hear Bernie promise the world and think that’s the way to ambitious reform. You want ambitious reform. Build a strong and lasting legislative majority. You’ve seen the fruits of that budding here in Virginia as have I.

Bernie’s never had major legislation with his name on it because Bernie doesn’t really involve himself in the sausage-making that is being a member of Congress. He “takes a stand” not when it’s important, but when the passage of the legislation is assured and so his speechifying against such amounts to a fart in the wind. Next time you discuss him and/or his proposals with your family, ask them a simple question: “What happens when he finally puts a bill forward…and they don’t like it?” It’s easy to put forward ideas during a campaign, it’s a lot harder when you actually have to start putting such to paper. If they don’t understand that, then tell them three words: “Affordable Care Act.”