The fact that she had such a great sense of humor at that South Park episode should make EVERYBODY love her.

Since Snyder was elected, the mayors and city councils of many Michigan towns are mere figureheads. Look up “Michigan emergency managers.” IIRC, the city council voted to switch back to Detroit’s water supply and they were vetoed by the emergency manager, who was appointed by the governor.

I’m glad ACA has helped you and your family! And agree with you on all points. It was a mistake for Obama and for us to imagine anyone was going to play ball with this guy. The goal was making him a one term President, nothing more.

I’ve heard that too, and I’m fairly sure they’re among the minority. I hear loads about the “Berniebros” on Jezebel (and only on Jezebel)—a term cooked up to homogenize Clinton’s opposition. I haven’t heard the term elsewhere, and you have to be a pretty monopolizing centrist to pretend that everyone to your political…

Party of PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!

Agreed! I just wish we could all stick to the darn issues. You know, actually compare the candidates side by side, look at their voting record, evaluate their ideas, and decide who has a better resume + plan for the future.

You know, out of all the shit that has come out of this what bothers me the most is that now that its all out there are STILL politicians complaining about the cost of replacing all the pipes in the town.

They are all to blame. Just fix the problem

Not if you do not go out and vote for him. This dumb, false logic is beyond ridiculous, not to mention fucking stupid.

Why do you think that when Bernie fares better in head-to-head polls with a huge “anyone-but-Hillary” crowd?

A female version of Bernie Sanders is currently senator of Mass. and a favourite for a future Presidential election.

Obama was a junior Senator with a minimal record who was a lawyer from the Chicago Democratic machine. Anyone who thought he’d be anything other than what he turned out to be was delusional. Even knowing that, I still voted for him twice (breaking my long streak of protest voting for third parties) because he was…

This one, from the original piece at the New Yorker, is almost unbelievable:

That attitude is what got Bush I elected, from all the people saying “Ah, Bush and Gore are just the same, it doesn’t really matter!”

This. It’s especially dangerous because it also fosters the “if they’re all bad, why bother voting?” apathy that’s already endemic. The last thing we need is less voter engagement.

Political change generally only happens when youthful idealism overpowers old cynicism—generally through numbers, as “the old” have a habit of dying.

If you don’t believe Bernie Sanders can get the nod, I point you to the candidacy of George McGovern. If you don’t believe he can win the presidency, I point you to Jimmy Carter. The history of campaigns for the executive branch is littered with the successes of individuals who were considered party outsiders.

Good lord the Clinton message machine is in ultra high gear. The order must have gone out: "Condescension, Ooze It. Belittle anyone who believes in principles, honesty, and trying to do things, as naïve, immature dreamers." And a thousand trumpets have been blaring it nonstop. I wonder which of the odious conservative…

the outsized political hope that “youth” have before they realize that every politician is a shill, nobody with real values is actually electable, and also that God Is Dead.

Hillary’s gentrifying campaign HQ is in Brooklyn. If she’s so salty, why can’t she debate Grandpa Bernie there?