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In reply to the discussion: THANK YOU BERNIE SANDERS for speaking the blatant truth when so many won't [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)If I were to ask "Why didn't Hillary _______? Should she _______?" the post would be removed. I speak from experience here.
And certainly any reference to "Hillary fluffers" would be gone in a flash, and rightly so.
As to specifics, my statement "I admire Bernie Sanders" is not the equivalent of "I consider Bernie Sanders to be perfect." I voted for him in the 2016 primary for the same reason that I voted for Hillary in the general election: There was no perfect candidate on the ballot (never has been), so I chose the fallible human being whom I thought best. I don't regret either vote.
Releasing tax returns is a plus but, given the external evidence of their personal histories and circumstances, Trump tax returns are clearly more important than Sanders tax returns or Clinton tax returns. Some of the anti-Semites among the Bernie-bashers apparently think that he's getting bribe money from the Israeli government or Jewish business interests. No sensible person believes that, however, and even if he is being paid off, he probably didn't report the bribes on his tax returns. My guess is that, if he runs in 2020, he'll release his tax returns. Nevertheless, it's not a deal-breaker for me. I voted for Clinton despite her opposition to single-payer health care, which was a much better candidate for being a deal-breaker.