I've always had a bit more respect (or more accurately, a bit less contempt) for Bernie Sanders than the other liberals in the Congress. Unlike the other Democrats he is an open socialist, as opposed to Pelosi, Reid and B Hussein Obama, who are socialist but will never admit it. But like those Democrat leaders he is the typical leftist hypocrite in that he believes the socialism is good for you but not for him. After all this anti-corporation man of the people has no problem with him being a mult-millionaire, but that is different...just ask him or his supporters.
You gotta love how Jason Mattera nails him...he is really uncomfortable isn't he? Message to members of the Forth Estate, this is how an objective journalist should make a politician look.
Now there is some interesting follow up in the article.
Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders is a different kind of socialist: the kind who will partake in the capitalist venture of freely exchanging money for products… at least when it comes to selling his own book...
...That’s where HUMAN EVENTS caught up with Sanders to ask him how exactly an avowed socialist squares his collectivist worldview with the fact that he’s taking a bite of the forbidden fruit of capitalism? Is he giving away his “profits” to the federal government?
Sanders’ response: I’m giving the money to “the children of Vermont.”
To be clear, that’s not actually a nonprofit organization in the Green Mountain State, but, his office told HUMAN EVENTS, was instead a general statement about the kind of group he’ll likely give the book proceeds to, although the specific decision hasn’t been made just yet. Meanwhile, if Sanders follows through on his pledge, there’s no word on whether or not the Senate’s only (admitted) socialist will use the “donations” to lower his taxable income for 2011.
Ain't it great to see a leftist made uncomfortable by his pursuit of money? Hey Bernie, maybe you can join John F Kerry (who by the way served in Vietnam) on that yacht Theresa bought for him...you know, the one he was trying to dodge taxes on.
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