Bernie Sanders is a once-in-a-lifetime politician. The time is now. - Polidicks

[QUOTE]In a world of American media displaying never-ending coverage of ISIS beheadings, how many politicians say [URL="http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/30/politics/bernie-sanders-middle-east-quagmire/"]"I'll be damned"[/URL] if Americans lead the fight against ISIS?Bernie Sanders is the only presidential candidate to win the Congressional Award from the[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IGvfhuc4cw"] Veterans of Foreign Wars.[/URL] While Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump compete to sound more hawkish, only Bernie Sanders [URL="http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/30/politics/bernie-sanders-middle-east-quagmire/"]says[/URL], "I'll be damned if kids in the state of Vermont -- or taxpayers in the state of Vermont -- have to defend the royal Saudi family, which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars." When people like Paul Krugman evaluate Bernie Sanders and Clinton, the feasibility of a single-payer program is scrutinized, but money spent funding perpetual wars never seems to be evaluated. In terms of [I]interest alone for both Iraq and Afghanistan,[URL="http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2014/US Costs of Wars through 2014.pdf"]Brown University's Cost of War[/URL] states, "By 2054, interest costs will themselves be at least $7.9 trillion unless the US changes the way that it pays for the wars." Remember the war tax you paid to fund Iraq? Of course not. Many of today's threats to U.S. national security stem from the Bush Administration, and the Democrats who sided with these neocons. Unlike Clinton, who views her Iraq Vote as simply a [URL="http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/hillary-clinton-iraq-war-vote-mistake-iowa-118109"]"mistake,"[/URL] Bernie Sanders possessed enough wisdom to evaluate the same intelligence Clinton now blames for her mistake. One look at what Bernie Sanders warned in 2002 illustrates his unique status among American politicians. Here's his [URL="http://www.sanders.senate.gov/video/flashback-rep-bernie-sanders-opposes-iraq-war"]speech opposing the Iraq War[/URL], and ask yourself how much of today's world Sanders was able to foresee: Mr. Speaker, in the brief time I have, let me give five reasons why I am opposed to giving the President a blank check to launch a unilateral invasion and occupation of Iraq and why I will vote against this resolution. [B]One, I have not heard any estimates of how many young American men and women might die in such a war or how many tens of thousands of women and children in Iraq might also be killed... [B]Fifth, I am concerned about the problems of so-called unintended consequences. Who will govern Iraq when Saddam Hussein is removed and what role will the U.S. play in ensuing a civil war that could develop in that country? Will moderate governments in the region who have large Islamic fundamentalist populations be overthrown and replaced by extremists? Did Hillary Clinton possess the wisdom of Bernie Sanders, at a time America needed a leading Democrat to counter the neocons in Bush's administration? Clinton might be "wicked smart," like President Obama states, but Bernie Sanders possesses wisdom. Wisdom and intelligence are different, and if you confuse the two, you're stuck with an endless stream of politicians like Hillary Clinton. With Bernie Sanders, America will get someone who makes decisions based upon principle and value system, not political expediency and evolution. There's a reason [I][URL="http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21647969-most-familiar-candidate-surprisingly-unknown-what-does-hillary-stand"]The Economist[/URL] ran a cover with the words, "What does Hillary stand for?" If you've been in the spotlight for decades, yet people don't know what you stand for, then you might be "wicked smart," but your intelligence doesn't correlate to wisdom. Furthermore, if you call an Iraq Vote a mistake, then repeat the mistake by advocating the bombing of Libya, the phrase "smart power" is meaningless. As stated in [I][URL="https://newrepublic.com/article/121879/hillary-clinton-should-take-blame-disastrous-libyan-intervention"]The New Republic[/URL], "Benghazi Won't Stick to Hillary Clinton, But the Disastrous Libyan Intervention Should."[/I][/I][/B][/B][/I][/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/bernie-sanders-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-presidential-candidate-the-time-is-now_b_9108758.html"] Here's a link to the article in it's entirety.[/URL] Just goes to show Bernie has been fighting for the right values for a long time, and actually represents a change for the better in a country plagued with countless problems and endless wars.

It is true though, he probably won't run again if he loses, and then we're stuck with whatever asshat gets elected for the next 4 years.

Gotta get all the young peoples to vote in the pimaries and general

lol this title resembles pure propaganda oh because it's a fucking blog not a news article [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ZaOoAAO.png[/thumb]

I actually checked the rules and it indeed says no opinion pieces. It's a shame, op eds can be intriguing reads and open the door for more investigation.

Huffpost is like the left wing version of Breitbart, its bought and paid for by the Democrats.

I'm cautiously supporting Bernie Sanders, but you should disregard anything from H.A. Goodman. All he writes about is overly optimistic opinion pieces about Bernie Sanders.

It isn't news but it's a good thing to actually talk about because this won't happen again for a while.

He plays their scheme, he's the same as everyone. Only trump is free from the money and their claws. Only trump can stop them. OP's a gross shill, by the way.

[QUOTE=ShukaidoX;49633642][URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/bernie-sanders-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-presidential-candidate-the-time-is-now_b_9108758.html"] Here's a link to the article in it's entirety.[/URL] Just goes to show Bernie has been fighting for the right values for a long time, and actually represents a change for the better in a country plagued with countless problems and endless wars.[/QUOTE] No it goes to show that you only posted an opinion piece, which isn't worth anything really.

[QUOTE=Antdawg;49634136]No it goes to show that you only posted an opinion piece, which isn't worth anything really.[/QUOTE] Although this is only a opinion piece, he mentions several solid reasons for feeling the way he does. Doesn't make those point any less valid.

Both blogs and opinion pieces are in the rules bub.