March 08, 2007
Insider Interview: Bernie Sanders
NationalJournal.com has started a Q & A series with the Senate freshmen, beginning with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), "A Square Peg In The Capitol Rotunda."
The self-described "democratic socialist" talks about the treatment of Iraq war veterans, the perils of corporate media ownership and his dissatisfaction with the president's budget -- plus his favorite place in DC. Here's a preview:
Q: As a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, what concerns do you have about the soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan?
Sanders: I believe that the way the Bush administration has dealt with veterans is a national disgrace. Year after year, they have underfunded the needs of our veterans. They've thrown hundreds of thousands of so-called Category 8 [low health care priority] veterans off of the VA. They have, year after year, tried to raise prescription drug costs and enrollment fees. It is just not acceptable.
Continue reading "A Square Peg In The Capitol Rotunda."
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Bill Richardson may carry the Democratic ticket if he can carry Florida. Texas and California are child's play for him. Charlie Crist, in my opinion, was always nothing less than a closet Democrat. The Republicans backed him only half-heartedly. Yet the reason most of us die-hard radicals supported him was on the issue of restoring civil rights i.e. voting rights.
The Latino vote is becoming increasingly mobilized. The Democrats are viewed less as the party of Fidel Castro and more the party of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Richardson may even have a chance with the Asian vote. Most Muslims will unfortunately blindly back Barack Obama, only because his father was from Kenya. That may be the only reason I would consider supporting Obama. Yet it's not enough of a reason for me to be another face in the crowd.
In addition, the incoming Florida Bar President Francisco Angones is of Cuban stock. He may hate Castro as much as the rest of us, but perhaps not as much as I cannot stand the Commander-in-Chief of the United States. And I shouldn't have to worry about Secret Service knocking at my door tomorrow morning!
Nadia Ahmad | 03.09.07 02:55 AM
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