Posted on 11/01/2006 5:55:50 PM PST by Lorianne
Amid the furious debate over Iraq and the speculation that George Bush may be a lame duck after next Tuesday's mid-term elections, an extraordinary political milestone is approaching: a cantankerous 65-year-old called Bernie looks set to become the first socialist senator in US history.
Bernie Sanders is so far ahead in the contest for Vermont's vacant seat for the US Senate that it seems only sudden illness or accident could derail his rendezvous with destiny, after eight terms as the state's only congressman. His success flies in the face of all the conventional wisdom about American politics.
He is an unapologetic socialist and proud of it. Even his admirers admit that he lacks social skills, and he tends to speak in tirades. Yet that has not stopped him winning eight consecutive elections to the US House of Representatives.
"Twenty years ago when people here thought about socialism they were thinking about the Soviet Union, about Albania," Mr Sanders told the Guardian in a telephone interview from the campaign trail. "Now they think about Scandinavia. In Vermont people understand I'm talking about democratic socialism."
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
At one level it is nice that he is honest about it and admits what he is unlike the swimmer and some of his ilk.
Indeed. Honesty goes a long, long way with me. That certainly doesn't mean I would buy into this guy's socialist philosophy, but I can afford him respect for being upfront about who and what he is.
Yes, you can respect your enemies.
General Rainville and Vermont Guard receive Champlains Distinguished Citizen Award At Champlain Colleges Commencement Ceremony on May 7, 2005, the College presented its Distinguished Citizen Award to Major General Martha T. Rainville -- the Adjutant General of the State of Vermont -- and the members of the Vermont National Guard.
Or
VT At Large Congressional District Democratic Candidate
Who is the Guardian trying to fool? We have at least 60 socialists in the Congress right now!
No no no no.
I can think of lot's of Socialist Senators.
Many of them still 'serving'.
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