Yes indeed ladies and gentlemen, Bernie Sanders, (Socialist VT) has feet of clay.
Oh, the shame of it all , as Sylvester Junior use to say before putting on his paper bag to hide his face.
And the DUmp is in full back pedal mode. Take a trip on over to see the hilarity as the Bernie loyalists excuse this unpardonable sin. Buy an indulgence Bernie, buy an indulgence!!
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10024448838Cali_Democrat (18,794 posts)
Bernie Sanders voted for the farm bill which will result in $8.6 billion in food stamp cuts
Here's some of Bernie's statement:
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“This was a difficult vote on a bill which has some positive provisions but also some very negative ones.
“This bill will bring greater stability to Vermont dairy farmers by helping them to manage risks and produce products more efficiently. It also is good news that a successful MILC program will stay in place until new insurance provisions for dairy farmers are implemented.
“The bill encourages increased access to healthy, local foods and will build on a growing movement in Vermont which has created agriculture jobs and provided local food for Vermonters. Another provision helps low-income seniors shop at farmers’ markets and roadside stands that are popular across Vermont.
“I am very disappointed that this bill makes $8.6 billion in cuts over the next decade to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. While the final bill steps back from $40 billion in food stamp cuts that House Republicans had demanded, it is both morally and economically wrong to cut assistance to families in a very difficult economy.
http://vtdigger.org/2014/02/05/sanders-statement-farm-bill-2/
Looks like Bernie went with compromise rather than an all or nothing approach which would ultimately hurt even more Americans. Bernie is a good Senator and he knows how government actually works.
The fact that this bill cuts $8.6 billion in food stamps is awful, but compromise is necessary in this case.
Bernie compromised.
A couple pulls on the collective cork to start things off:
Star Member el_bryanto (5,991 posts)
1. He also would have taken a hit politically if he didn't compromise
I'm guessing.
Bryant
Response to el_bryanto (Reply #1)
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 02:01 PM
Star Member cali (91,050 posts)
4. No he wouldn't. nothing even remotely significant
Response to Cali_Democrat (Original post)
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 01:57 PM
Star Member Tarheel_Dem (18,877 posts)
2. It's what grownups do. Especially when you have government as divided as ours.
Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #2)
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 02:02 PM
Star Member frazzled (10,728 posts)
5. Of course, but ...
I doubt that there will be untold threads accusing him of being a corporate whore or a Third Way demon or wholly subsidized arm of the Dairy Lobby. (That last is true for any senator from Vermont, btw). And there shouldn't be.
But I have a sneaking feeling there will be outrage of the vitriolic sort when the president signs this bill on Friday.
Response to frazzled (Reply #5)
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 02:15 PM
Star Member Jamaal510 (5,249 posts)
9. The DU double standard:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/110221938
Response to Jamaal510 (Reply #9)
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 02:25 PM
Star Member Cali_Democrat (18,794 posts)
13. At first I thought it has nothing to do with race, but nothing else can really explain it.
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I think race is really a factor for some folks. How come the person with darker skin is being held accountable for the bills that Bernie and Warren vote for? Yet Bernie and Warren get a pass?
White privilege and racism are still very powerful forces. I also think that many folks here don't care about Bernie or Warren. They just try to use them to bash Obama.
Racism is alive and well on both the left and the right.
And there is more side slapping rationalization available at the link. But, if you go over, please remember to wipe your feet be coming back in the house.
