Thanks for taking the time to respond! I always believed Obama had a vision of positive pragmatism, he never promised anything way out there but he also stressed working together to bring about great change for the nation at large. It's a damn shame the GOP trampled on that. That Obama got as much done as he has the last 7+ years us a testament to what a master politician and leader he is. I've never felt the man rested on his laurels despite the more somber tone he has taken the last 1.5 years and has continued to make the US a more porgressive and better country than when he came into office. There is a world of difference between 2008 and 2016 for sure.
And yes, Bernie is indeed correct about wealth inequality being a gigantic issue, and it is a definitely a moral one as he has said. What much of the 1% have done and the policies that empowered them passed by selfish, morally corrupt politicians are definitely a dark and disturbing fact. I know his heart is in the right place despite the rather negative face he has put on the last 6 weeks. I only wish he could have pointed out how many of the issues we face today are connected to what he has been saying the last year. The fact corporations bank on using division to pit all of us against each other to distract and profit more is disgusting. The bigots voting for the other side don't realize they are kind of pawns in a big game, and it's a travesty. And yes, Hillary and Bernie are so much better than Cruz and Trump it's not even close.
I just feel it's a shame, if I could put this out there, that Bernie's platform of raising taxes, for good, understandable reasons and goals, would put him at risk against say Trump or Cruz despite their bigotry. It only reminds me humans are inherently selfish.
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