Bernie's In

Sanders's Nevada director floated two-sided coins for tiebreaks: report

At least he didn't suggest one-sided coins.

I just read tax payers are paying more than 38,000 a day for Sander's secret service to follow him around while he gives meaningless speeches. We will keep on paying it until he officially ends his campaign.

Report: Sanders's Secret Service bill more than $38,000 a day

I feel that Bernie has the right to take his campaign to the convention. Secret Service issues are secondary. He's the only one putting the emphasis on the concentration of wealth in the hands of fewer and fewer, and pointing out that improvement in the living conditions for the middle class have slowed down compared to earlier post WWII periods. There is also the small chance that an indictment might be pursued against Hillary, and that can sway the superdelegates as well. I say let him take his campaign as far as he wants.

Hillary doesn't have to worry about him, she can turn her full attention to Trump, although lately the best strategy against Trump seems to be just to stand aside and let him fall over.

True: Trump is his own worst enemy. He seems unawares of what he's saying that damages his own image. He's been sheltered from the 'real world' for too long. His social circles are probably all rich white guys with the same bigotry.

So the British Bernie Sanders lost a no confidence vote from Labor after he was very lukewarm about opposing Brexit. (I'm sure he was saying he'll get behind the EU when it adopts more of his policies.) Faced with a massive vote of no confidence, he announced he is not resigning.

The British Bernie Sanders? You mean Jeremy Corbyn?

In less than three minutes?

Jeremy Corbyn is not a British Bernie Sanders. For a start he's a real Socialist not a 'Democratic' Socialist, like the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or the German Democratic Republic.

He has lost the support of the PLP which he never really had in the first place. If there is another leadership election he'll probably still have the support of the rank and file. He was swept to victory with an overwhelming mandate.

All the Labour infighting is doing is taking the focus off the massive cock up that the Tories have given us.

The media has been attacking Corbyn since his elevation to leadership. Pockets of elites have been working for his ouster. How they're logistically pinning Brexit on him would be laughable....if they hadn't done it.

I've read several articles that refer to him as the British Bernie Sanders, primarily because of their surprisingly left of center policies compared to their respective countries. The refusal by some irritants to allow others to make the comparison is silly.

I'm glad Corbyn didn't let them run him out.

A vast right wing conspiracy??

Quote Izzy:

By PLP you mean the Parliamentary Labor Party, which is all the Labor Party members of Parliament. However, in the UK the party leader is not selected by the members of Parliament of that party, they are selected by a vote of the party members in the whole country.

This is in contrast to the US, where although the President is selected by the people in the country, the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader are selected by members of the House and Senate respectively, always along strict party lines.

No, I mean the Parliamentary Labour Party. It's a proper noun, that's how it's spelled, like Pearl Harbor.

And you're right, we don't have all that primary/caucus hoo hah. If there's an actual challenge, (and Angela Eagle looks the most likely candidate,) it will come down to party members and registered supporters.

Deputy leader Tom Watson made a plea to members during an interview when he stressed the need for the leader to have the confidence of the PLP.

If the voters knew Sanders was willing to waste all the money, his numbers will drop like a sinker - if that hasn't already happened. That contradicts his socialist leanings. That money could be spent on better needs like education and feeding children.

Wow I can not believe it Obama just endorsed Bernie today. He said they share the same status of being populists.

Hillary is speaking so honestly.

Hillary Clinton; "Think of Iraq as a business opportunity."
WOW!

That's what Hillary calls it.

Quote Izzy:

Yes, I know the proper noun rule. However, a long time ago I decided that there is not enough cranial capacity here to keep two separate spelling systems in use, so I discarded the one which is lesser-used in my vicinity. Reduces angst.

Of course, for those who come from a place which uses the other system, by all means feel free to spell our holidays Pearl Harbour Day and Labour Day. I won't mind a bit