Bernie Sanders for Senate

The fact is that the Democratic Party, for all its blustering about democracy, is neither Democratic or much of party these days. Most of our favored elected representatives are corporate bought-and-payed-for by special interests, and are only interested in maintaining the status quo. If you want to know why nothing ever changes in Washington D.C. or why it always seems to change in favor of those who don’t need any favors, one can always follow the money back to its original source. It is a tragic state of affairs that has reached its zenith within these last Republican-dominated years, but is by no means limited to any one political party, nor has it just appeared in the last few decades. The struggle to curb the influences of wealth on the political process are centuries old. Recent efforts to limit legalized political corruption, i.e. McCain-Feingold, have been essentially gutted of any real substantive measure by those who continue taking full advantage of political power for personal financial gain. (You didn’t think these bastards would actually sign onto legislation that would, in effect, force them to take a pay cut, did you?)

There is one shining light in the ethical darkness that envelopes American politics today. He is Liberal. He is Progressive. He refuses any and all corporate campaign contributions. He is no friend to the lobbyists. His independence from party hacks and lobbyists allow him to speak honesty and openly about the problems facing average Americans. He supports American Labor. He supports Nationalized Health Care. He talks about issues that matter to all Americans and does not simply regurgitate sound bites or bits of legislation written by and proposed on behalf of wealthy corporations. He is a real man of his own mind. He has been re-elected time and time again by the people of his state. He is one man in Washington that has my unwavering support and admiration. His name is Bernie Sanders.

If you want to advocate for a true voice of the people, by the people, and for the people, please help send Bernie Sanders to the Senate with a small donation to his campaign. He may not be from your state (Bernie is from Vermont) or from your party of choice (Bernie is an Independent), but he will have a say in what happens in this nation, and an opportunity to offset the complacency of a Senate mired in its own desire to maintain a nationally destructive and personally self-serving status quo.

I urge my Liberal/Progressive friends to help get Bernie Sanders elected and begin making real changes to our government, in our lives, and toward how we are perceived around the world. If donations aren’t possible, at least please help us get the word out. (I also urge everyone to support 3^rd party candidates whenever possible. The status quo isn’t working and efforts to make changes from within the two major parties are being thwarted by inter-party cronyism. I do not think it possible to kill the ‘beast’ from within.)

Mr. Sanders regularly appears on the Thom Hartmann Show every Friday as part of Air America’s continued effort to promote Progressive ideals in an overwhelmingly corporo-fascist media environment.

Kol Tuv