re: #209 ObserverArt

I still think Bernie started out as a reasonable politician who wanted to make a statement and maybe influence the Democratic platform, etc.

And then the crowds came, and the bird landed and Bernie’s ego took over.

And it hasn’t stopped yet.

That’s my take, and it will be hard to change it.

See, that’s where we might differ, because I’ve seen most of Bernie’s political career as a long ego trip. It’s what explains his hypocrisy, selling himself as a “dove” when he voted multiple times to send troops to fight and is a big defense spending booster. Or playing himself up as supporting civil rights when his only problem with the ‘96 Crime Bill was that sentences for cocaine possession were lighter than those for crack possession. He is a political opportunist of the first order and he jumped into the race last year for one reason only: There was no serious opposition to Hillary.