It’s refreshing to read an article about Pete B that’s heavy on facts rather than delusional hero worship. You had me at “major model of a mediocre moderate”. I’ll be hearing light operetta all day.
Thank you for responding. I wasn’t sure how you really felt 😆. Regarding the two issues you bring up - how hard it is for all of us to know what is ‘best’! I believe we need to have room for discussion and for moving our stance one way or another, especially on complex issues where the Democratic Party and the country are divided. If I were running for office myself I’d have to say I’m open to your opinions and your reasoning one way or another… And that might mean changing my opinion!!!
Are we spineless for not taking a stand on Medicare for all? I love Bernie sanders but that one issue he promotes is the one issue that has kept me away from supporting him. And perhaps I am the majority who wants to move the needle gradually but is fearful of a major shift. I dare say I’m with Pete!!
Thanks for responding to my responding. I will never vote for another candidate who isn't full-on for Medicare For All. That's my moral and ethical line. And, yeah, it is spineless for candidates to not back it. It polls great with all Americans. The only reason candidates won't support it is they're cowards in the face of Wall Street and the insurance industry. And they take their bribe- I mean "donations". I've had enough of that moral depravity. This is part of the reason why Biden/Harris/Walz lost. And Clinton before that. It's inexcusable, especially during a deadly pandemic. Imagine Biden boasting to veto M4A should it ever come across his desk during the pandemic. And the party just going along like good lapdogs while 1.5 million die and tens of millions get long COVID and suffer years after. The party never learned anything after two easily preventable defeats to the worst person on Earth. I'm with "none of the above" so far. Anyway, thanks for enduring my rant. And death to private healthcare!
PB is one of the smartest people we have in our government past or present. I’m not buying your nasty critique. I don’t know if he is a good or even the best contender of the Democratic Party but I respect his intelligence and grasp of the issues whenever he responds to questions or debates issues. He served us well as transportation secretary in both planning and crisis management. I wish you could find more positives to say vs using the lame quotes of an anonymous billionaire.
Pete is a political windsock. A robotic Bill Clinton. I don't trust flip-floppers and triangulators. Grasping issues and answering questions with coherent, informed responses don't matter much to me if there's no sincere follow through. Going full on Medicare For All and then bashing it later in the same primary is a disqualifier for me. As are his views equating protesting the Palestinian genocide with anti-Semitism. We don't need more of the same Democratic Party fecklessness and complicity that got us Trump. Uh, the billionaire quotes were jokes. But thanks for reading!
It’s refreshing to read an article about Pete B that’s heavy on facts rather than delusional hero worship. You had me at “major model of a mediocre moderate”. I’ll be hearing light operetta all day.
Great shit. The more i learn, the less I'm liking Pete.
Thanks. I left out a bunch of things too.
Yes, yes, but tell us what you really think?
Great article and definitely thought provoking.
Cheers ✌🏻💙🇬🇧
Gilbert and Sullivan thank you.
Thank you for responding. I wasn’t sure how you really felt 😆. Regarding the two issues you bring up - how hard it is for all of us to know what is ‘best’! I believe we need to have room for discussion and for moving our stance one way or another, especially on complex issues where the Democratic Party and the country are divided. If I were running for office myself I’d have to say I’m open to your opinions and your reasoning one way or another… And that might mean changing my opinion!!!
Are we spineless for not taking a stand on Medicare for all? I love Bernie sanders but that one issue he promotes is the one issue that has kept me away from supporting him. And perhaps I am the majority who wants to move the needle gradually but is fearful of a major shift. I dare say I’m with Pete!!
Thanks for responding to my responding. I will never vote for another candidate who isn't full-on for Medicare For All. That's my moral and ethical line. And, yeah, it is spineless for candidates to not back it. It polls great with all Americans. The only reason candidates won't support it is they're cowards in the face of Wall Street and the insurance industry. And they take their bribe- I mean "donations". I've had enough of that moral depravity. This is part of the reason why Biden/Harris/Walz lost. And Clinton before that. It's inexcusable, especially during a deadly pandemic. Imagine Biden boasting to veto M4A should it ever come across his desk during the pandemic. And the party just going along like good lapdogs while 1.5 million die and tens of millions get long COVID and suffer years after. The party never learned anything after two easily preventable defeats to the worst person on Earth. I'm with "none of the above" so far. Anyway, thanks for enduring my rant. And death to private healthcare!
Huh. I do believe you're onto something here....
PB is one of the smartest people we have in our government past or present. I’m not buying your nasty critique. I don’t know if he is a good or even the best contender of the Democratic Party but I respect his intelligence and grasp of the issues whenever he responds to questions or debates issues. He served us well as transportation secretary in both planning and crisis management. I wish you could find more positives to say vs using the lame quotes of an anonymous billionaire.
Pete is a political windsock. A robotic Bill Clinton. I don't trust flip-floppers and triangulators. Grasping issues and answering questions with coherent, informed responses don't matter much to me if there's no sincere follow through. Going full on Medicare For All and then bashing it later in the same primary is a disqualifier for me. As are his views equating protesting the Palestinian genocide with anti-Semitism. We don't need more of the same Democratic Party fecklessness and complicity that got us Trump. Uh, the billionaire quotes were jokes. But thanks for reading!