Posted on 08/09/2016 12:03:00 PM PDT by TigerClaws
After losing to Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders is back to his day job as a US Senator for Vermont.
Sanders campaigned against the 1%, promising to bring America closer to his Democratic Socialist ideal and to take corporations and rich people down a peg or two.But now that his campaign is over, hes picking up a sweet new pad.
According to Seven Days, a news publication in Vermont, the Democratic Socialist from Vermont shelled out 600 grand for a lake house.
The Burlington resident last week plopped down nearly $600,000 on a camp in North Hero.
Sanders new waterfront crib has four bedrooms and 500 feet of Lake Champlain beachfront on the east side of the island facing Vermont, not New York. The Bern will keep his home in Burlington and use the new camp seasonally.
Weve traveled up to the islands many times over the years almost always on day trips, Sanders wife, Jane OMeara Sanders, told Seven Days in a written statement. Weve been impressed with the North Hero community, eaten at the North Hero House and Shore Acres and have suggested them to friends who were looking for a beautiful place to stay or have dinner. St. Annes Shrine in Isle La Motte is my favorite church and it is nearby.
Twitter was swift to respond to the irony:
“Socialism for thee, not for me.”- Bernie Sanders
Haha—good one. But while Romney owns houses, Sanders has just added a dacha to his collection.
How come socialism pays while conservatives (except for the corpratist) Don’t get anything?
Hopefully he will retire to enjoy his new digs.
How much is your 2nd “Summer house” worth?
“Filthy capitalist dollars, Senator? I thought progressives like you never touch the stuff. `Man of the people’, hah!”
The doghouse? Not much.
The Bernie-Bros heads are going to explode.
They wont hear about it.
Wanna bet? This will go viral on social media by tonight, and every Berniebot in the country will know about it.
They're not as low info as you might think. Especially about outrageous stuff that happens in their own camp.
That is EXACTLY why We the People through the states and elections MUST do whatever it takes to reinstate the CONSTITUTION as the Supreme Law of the Land over the feds.
Through the states by NULLIFYING and REJECTING unconstitutional federal acts without worrisome political hand wringing. This is the right and the duty of the states.
Through elections by OUSTING the career politicians who are presumed to be corrupt and putting in those who are willing to dismantle 80%+ of the mostly unconstitutional $4 trillion federal government.
Bernie watch your back...you might accidently commit SUICIDE....
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