Tag: Bernie Sanders
Trigger warning: this story is quite judgmental. It is especially harsh because politicians are supposed to be good at managing their images. Yet sometimes they seem uniquely bad at an important skill in their line of work. They are also supposed to be leaders, especially when times are tough. A small part of what we […]
Some years ago, a great friend and unusually wise person taught me about the homework test. It is well known that guys don’t generally call each other “wise,” but my friend falls into that category especially when it comes to aphorisms. In this category, the homework test might be rather too long, but I think […]
Frazer Rice and I tackled some of the bigger issues in the Democratic Primary in our most recent podcast. If an elected official (helpful if it’s a Democrat) like Mayor Pete, Vice President Biden, Senator Klobuchar or Senator Warren wins fair and square, establishment Democrats don’t have a problem. Shrug their shoulders and hope their […]
Earlier in the week (Neighbor, how stands the Union?), my attempt to answer a question on “gloom and doom” about politics grew to almost 2500 words. I thought they were excellent words – verging on splendid – but there were too many of them. The problem of too many words has two solutions. “Throw some […]