Sen. Bernie Sanders On Gaza

Senator Bernie Sanders (I. Vt.) view on what is going on in Gaza pretty much matches my own beliefs:

He condemned the "barbarous" terrorist attack by Hamas and said that Israel has "the absolute right to defend itself against Hamas and terrorism in general." He called the mowing down of innocent Israelis a "horrific act precipitating a worldwide crisis."

He reminds us, however, that right now, "there are hundreds and hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children in Gaza who have lost their homes, they've been thrown out of their homes, they have no food, they have no water, they have no fuel. ... {H]alf of those people are children."

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""We have got to do everything that we can to make sure that not one nickel goes to the murderous Hamas organization. But at the same time we have got to stand with the innocent women and children in Palestine who are suffering today and are facing an almost unprecedented modern humanitarian disaster

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"[W]hile we do our best to support Israel and destroy Hamas, please, let us not turn our back on the suffering people in Gaza. This is not what we should be doing, not what Congress should be doing, and therefore I object."

Sanders was objecting to a measure that would have blocled humanitarian aid.

Bernie Sanders Proves He Can Never Be Elected

Bernie Sanders was at Artsquuest last night before a friendly crowd of about 500 to answer some tough questions from Fox News hosts about tax returns showing that he is one of the reviled one-percenters. His answers and thin-skinned attitude prove he's no answer to Donald Trump. He is instead a re-election ad for him. While I largely agree with the classic American liberalism of maximizing the minimum, his there is no way Americans will elect someone who promises to raise their taxes. In addition, he is just as intolerant of criticism as Trump.

Democrats would be better off looking for someone who can actually be elected.

Bernie Sanders in Bethlehem

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be in Bethlehem tonight to discuss issues like universal healthcare, free college and a $15 minimum wage. Great ideas, though he's a bit at a loss when he tries to explain how to pay for it. I will be there, and if I have an opportunity to ask a question, I will. If you have a question you'd like answered, please post it in the comments.