public watchdog

7 Oct 2015

The illusion of unelectability

Me: It sounds like you’re voting for Sanders, then, am I right? Pragmatist: No, no. God, no. Me: Wow, so I totally misunderstood what you were saying just now, because it really did sound like … Pragmatist: Oh, you heard right. I agree with 99% of what he’s saying. I just don’t think he’s electable. The Nader […]

18 Sep 2015

Extinguishing characteristics

My dinner companion tells me that Bernie Sanders is unelectable. He tells me that Donald Trump will implode and that Clinton, whose nomination is foregone, likely will run against Jeb Bush. “He’s not like his brother,” my companion says. “He’s actually very smart.” Smart is good, certainly. I ask if it doesn’t bother him that primary […]