Answering Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders: ‘When is Enough, Enough?’

Somewhat Reasonable blog (The Heartland Institute) ^ | December 13, 2010 | Jim Lakely

[seamus]

Bruce McQuain — a blogger at the libertarian site Q&O and a good friend of The Heartland Institute — offers his take on the filibuster of the extension of the Bush-era tax rates by self-proclaimed socialist, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I) of Vermont. Though Sanders spoke for many hours non-stop — and he deserves credit, at least, for trying to conduct a "real" filibuster, as opposed to the phony ones we get today — his day-long political theater can be boiled down to the 2-minute found here.

To quote Sanders again, he says “the rich” are “crybabies” who are “making out like bandits” under the current tax rates. Sanders likens the status quo as raw “greed” that is “a sickness,” and adds it’s “like an addicition … [to] heroin.” Getting philosophical, Sanders laments that “there is something more important in life than the richest people in life becoming richer,” and he hopes that maybe “the rich” will “understand they are Americans” in a country in trouble.

Gotta hand it to you, Bernie. You got me thinking. Is America really a country in trouble because since 2003, those who pay at the top marginal rate ("the rich," defined as a small business owner, or a married couple, making jointly just under $374,000 a year) forfeit only 35 percent of their income to the federal treasury since 2003 — as opposed to the 39.6 percent rate in the Clinton years? And is there "something more important in life" than forking over more and more of the fruits of your labor to government?

Read more here.

[seamus]

Do you have a link to that spot on C-Span, Intolerant in NJ? Paul was a friend of mine from college (Pitt). I’d like to see it.

[seamus]

You nail it on the head, too, magellan.

[wac3rd]

Did he call his buddies Gates, Bono, Soros and Peter Lewis to ask the same question?

No.

[wac3rd]

Every day I read your posts and think, wow, this guy has the exact same thoughts I do.

I think people like Holder, Obama, Napolitano, Sanders, Schumer and all the Czars should face treason trials. The Left went batsh*t over trying Bush and Cheney for “war crimes” which were clearly unfounded and looney.

Liberal trials and jail
Deport 100% of illegals
Cut government by 50%
Close 50% of all military bases overseas
Upgrade the military arsenal (planes, tanks, nukes)
End the Fed
No habeas corpus for death row, execute upon 1st failed appeal
End all public sector unions
Flat tax at 20%
End the the NEA, EPA, DHS, BLM and EEOC
Drill in every nook and cranny in the US
Open Yucca Mountain
Stop importation of radical Muslims
End all Global Warming reasearch
End AA

I’m done.

[Rome2000]

Currently there are no consequences for proposing and passing unconstitutional legislation legislation, and belonging to or sympathizing with marxist organizations such as the CPUSA, DSA, or the CPC.

These red sons of bitches make the taliban look like pikers in terms of the threat posed to the existence of the Republic, and they need to be fought using the same methods raghead terrorists are.

[screaming eagle2]

the definition of rich to liberals is a person who has one more dollar than they do

[Big Giant Head]

I would personally like to thank the one Con-gress man, who is brave enough to accurately describe himself, for writing all future ads for the Republican candidate with balls to run them.

If I were running as a Tea Party Candidate, I would run Bernie’s words in every ad produced.

[wac3rd]

Concur. We need to organize regionally.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Sure - Try here - it was a most interesting presentation and I missed about the first fifteen minutes - may watch the whole thing later myself.....