tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post2314734999825050908..comments2023-10-30T09:08:40.925-07:00Comments on Burdens of a Bachelor: Super TuesdayUnknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-76800072578519327052016-02-29T18:02:30.437-08:002016-02-29T18:02:30.437-08:00I think this paradigm we've been living in sin...I think this paradigm we've been living in since Reagan, Bob, is all but bust. Did you see that Obama quote about Bernie in the run up to New Hampshire? He compared the Sanders campaign to a new bright shiny toy. Obama said that he understood why people felt constrained by the political parameters Reagan established over three decades ago but, hey, those are the rules of the game -- so deal with it. Or something to that effect. Well, I honestly don't believe the status quo is going to last much longer. Did you see that Pepe Escobar article, "The New Silk Road and the Rise of the 'Chinese Dream' "? He quoted some top Chinese general saying that the U.S. can't confront the Chinese militarily for at least another ten years because of some sort of anti-carrier tactical advantage the Chinese have, and that in ten years the Chinese think the U.S. will collapse anyway. I think the Chinese are onto something. So yes absolutely I am going to be all eyes and ears this year and I am going to enjoy the spectacle. I'll caucus for Bernie at the end of March. He still has a lot of game left. Trump is unbowed. And I think the GOP might be stupid enough to try to steal the nomination from him. That's when the pyrotechnics will really get going good.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-2962956183638273172016-02-29T10:35:55.497-08:002016-02-29T10:35:55.497-08:00Yes, Hillary will probably win. I don't see Sa...Yes, Hillary will probably win. I don't see Sanders folding easily though. He will do much better in the north and west, maybe enough to make it close.<br /><br />And that's Sanders' game. He's trying to free democracy in the US from the big money. If he doesn't win this year, he's paving the way for the next progressive. I would also note that the DNC can't generate voter turnout (in large part because of their continuing roster of DINO candidates losing in Congress). Do not be surprised if the abandoned left tries going around the Dems. There really is no guarantee that Clinton can win in November, even against the awful Trump. If she does, she will have to collaborate with a Republican Congress. That could very well mean four and out. Which leaves all the Dems left out this year to work for an alternative (Warren et al), either within or outside the party structure. And with Wasserman in the driver's seat the party structure, while good at collecting money, keeps diminishing the party nationwide. And the precarious position of the Republicans just encourages the left.<br /><br />That is, it may be over, but it's still a long way from ending. Enjoy it.Bob In Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969665109260881650noreply@blogger.com