I have a question. Since I'm Canadian I don't know the full details of how the US system works.
A lot of people in here are saying things like "If Trump wins, it'll be Bernie's fault" and acting like a non-unified democratic party at the convention is a bad thing.
Which... is confused, for a few reasons. Isn't the convention to decide the nominee? So why is it the end of the world that this guy doesn't want to give up till then? Especially since its only just two months away? Plus the republicans have their own fiasco going on, so I'm having trouble seeing why this is such a big deal.
Plus people are acting like Bernie is evil for going against the party. But my understanding is he was never really a democrat to begin with? He only went with them cause running as an independent would have gotten him no where?
A non-snarky explanation would be sincerely appreciated.
Historically, having a violent protest-filled convention kills you in November because it scares the shit out of people.I have a question. Since I'm Canadian I don't know the full details of how the US system works.
A lot of people in here are saying things like "If Trump wins, it'll be Bernie's fault" and acting like a non-unified democratic party at the convention is a bad thing.
Which... is confusing, for a few reasons. Isn't the convention to decide the nominee? So why is it the end of the world that this guy doesn't want to give up till then? Especially since its only just two months away? Shouldn't that be how things are supposed to work? What makes this convention that important that things need to be decided months beforehand? Plus the republicans have their own fiasco going on, so I'm having trouble seeing why this is such a big deal.
Plus people are acting like Bernie is evil for going against the party. But my understanding is he was never really a democrat to begin with? He only went with them cause running as an independent would have gotten him no where?
A non-snarky explanation would be sincerely appreciated.
I mean, the Scandinavian countries that Bernie envies have giant, nationalized banks.
*shrug*
Even evil incarnate Cruzifer himself knew when to bow outYou either concede a hero or campaign long enough to become a villain.
I have a question. Since I'm Canadian I don't know the full details of how the US system works.
A lot of people in here are saying things like "If Trump wins, it'll be Bernie's fault" and acting like a non-unified democratic party at the convention is a bad thing.
Which... is confused, for a few reasons. Isn't the convention to decide the nominee? So why is it the end of the world that this guy doesn't want to give up till then? Especially since its only just two months away? Plus the republicans have their own fiasco going on, so I'm having trouble seeing why this is such a big deal.
Plus people are acting like Bernie is evil for going against the party. But my understanding is he was never really a democrat to begin with? He only went with them cause running as an independent would have gotten him no where?
A non-snarky explanation would be sincerely appreciated.
If the DNC has any spine, they will tell the Sanders campaign to go fuck themselves.Man, some of ya'll got to chill. This topic is like the Two Minute Hate.
This doesn't change the outcome of the primary. Hillary Clinton is still going to be the nominee. Barnie Frank chose to attack Bernie with some very public and pointed criticism in this primary season. Now Bernie is in a position of some power over the DNC, so he's getting payback for that, and past slights. It's a bit petty but that's politics. The primary will be over in a few weeks and we can look ahead to the general election. No sense in getting raged now.
Even evil incarnate Cruzifer himself knew when to bow out
I don't think it is personally, because these banks are still failing the fed stress tests and there's no ramifications to them not passing these.
They essentially built the tests but didn't build the enforcement, or at least not in practice.
The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) evaluates a BHC's capital adequacy, capital adequacy process, and its planned capital distributions, such as dividend payments and common stock repurchases. As part of CCAR, the Federal Reserve evaluates whether BHCs have sufficient capital to continue operations throughout times of economic and financial market stress and whether they have robust, forward-looking capital planning processes that account for their unique risks. The Federal Reserve may object to a BHC's capital plan based on either quantitative or qualitative grounds. If the Federal Reserve objects to a BHC's capital plan, the BHC may not make any capital distribution unless the Federal Reserve indicates in writing that it does not object to the distribution.
If the Zodiac Killer can bow out gracefully (well graceful enough, he did elbow his wife in the face), why can't Sanders?
This is why I had to laugh when seemingly level headed people suggested the DNC let Sanders have his way to pacify him. That it wouldn't matter in the long run. No, this guy is a belligerent loser who'll keep trying to take a mile every time you give him an inch.
I'm seriously curious as to what kind of mental gymnastics will be involved when Bernie's supporters try to defend this.
At this point I really feel Barney Frank's 1991 assessment of Sanders was 100% correct.
"His holier-than-thou attitude - saying in a very loud voice he is smarter than everyone else and purer than everyone - really undercuts his effectiveness"
"To him, anybody who disagrees with him is a crook; there are no honest disagreements with people. Bernie's view of the world is that the great majority of people agree with him on all the issues and the only reason he does not win is that the Congress is crooked"
Now that's funny! I guess this whole mess isn't very surprising then, huh?
If the DNC has any spine, they will tell the Sanders campaign to go fuck themselves.
If Sanders was in a closer race with Hillary and wasn't mathematically eliminated, I'd say this would be a fair request to make. Barney Frank chose to be publicly against Sanders and therefore shouldn't be in charge of the Platform and Rules of the convention. A neutral party would be recommended. Right now it doesn't even matter and Bernie is just being kind of a dick.
Would anyone actually disagree that in a close race this wouldn't be a reasonable request?
This man isn't fit to be president. He got his feelings hurt by Barnie Frank
Guys, maybe we dodged a bullet here by not nominating him to be the candidate...
This man isn't fit to be president. He got his feelings hurt by Barnie Frank and he's putting that personal agenda in front of the well being of the country
Such a fine man of integrity.
You are putting Bernie's words into my mouth.
Here is how I think banking regulation should be done:
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/b-1.01/
Remember when #nevertrump was a thing and Romney was on stage pleading for people to vote for anyone else.
A few months later and Trump is locked and the Democrats loser is trying to halt the convention if his demands aren't met.
If the DNC has any spine, they will tell the Sanders campaign to go fuck themselves.
If Bernie thought it were so important to have 'neutral' members, his own selections wouldn't include people who've been attacking Hillary. This is just more of his constant hypocrisy, something is wrong unless he does it.Man, some of ya'll got to chill. This topic is like the Two Minute Hate.
This doesn't change the outcome of the primary. Hillary Clinton is still going to be the nominee. Barnie Frank chose to attack Bernie with some very public and pointed criticism in this primary season. Now Bernie is in a position of some power over the DNC, so he's getting payback for that, and past slights. It's a bit petty but that's politics. The primary will be over in a few weeks and we can look ahead to the general election. No sense in getting raged now.
Bernie has the power to give the GOP the presidency this year, if he's willing to burn it all down. And the DNC aren't likely to be able to unseat him in a primary challenge. The DNC will end up making at least some concessions to Sanders. It's just a matter of which ones.
Canda's system is far more stable than ours due to the concentration.How can you show asset sizes of US banks as a regulatory failure and then point to Canada as the proper example when their financial system is far, far more concentrated?
So Bernie in the end isn't a progressive then, and is self serving.
Canda's system is far more stable than ours due to the concentration.
Our system is built on banks dying and being mulched into other banks ad nauseum. This happens in large part because the banks are small and regional, and thus prone to huge issues if their local market crashes. But because the big ones over there in Canada are in so many cookie jars, that chronic instability due to the housing market doesn't exist.
Canda's system is far more stable than ours due to the concentration.
Our system is built on banks dying and being mulched into other banks ad nauseum. This happens in large part because the banks are small and regional, and thus prone to huge issues if their local market crashes. But because the big ones over there in Canada are in so many cookie jars, that chronic instability due to the housing market doesn't exist.
I won't bother quoting all the people who replied to my post, but thanks for the explanations!
Maple syrup.The concentration of elbows?
They really gotta intervene w/ the foreign investment stuff.Of course, this also contributes to the fact that their housing market just keeps getting more and more ridiculous.
So he should actually be happy US banks are growing in size then.Canda's system is far more stable than ours due to the concentration.
Our system is built on banks dying and being mulched into other banks ad nauseum. This happens in large part because the banks are small and regional, and thus prone to huge issues if their local market crashes. But because the big ones over there in Canada are in so many cookie jars, that chronic instability due to the housing market doesn't exist.
So, Bernie is using whatever leverage he has to try and extract concessions beneficial to his campaign, which he feels is the best vehicle to get the issues he cares about addressed (obviously, he thinks he can do a better job on those issues than Hillary, or else he wouldn't have ran against her in the first place)
But wait, I thought Bernie was a naive idealist who, unlike Hillary, is unable to get his hands dirty and play politics and do what it takes to win? Hmm.
Depends on why they're getting bigger.So he should actually be happy US banks are growing in size then.
I have a question. Since I'm Canadian I don't know the full details of how the US system works.
A lot of people in here are saying things like "If Trump wins, it'll be Bernie's fault" and acting like a non-unified democratic party at the convention is a bad thing.
Which... is confused, for a few reasons. Isn't the convention to decide the nominee? So why is it the end of the world that this guy doesn't want to give up till then? Especially since its only just two months away? Plus the republicans have their own fiasco going on, so I'm having trouble seeing why this is such a big deal.
Plus people are acting like Bernie is evil for going against the party. But my understanding is he was never really a democrat to begin with? He only went with them cause running as an independent would have gotten him no where?
A non-snarky explanation would be sincerely appreciated.
The old king's advisers defense, eh? Nobody has "gotten to" Bernie. This is just how he is.I think Bernie's campaign managers have gotten to him. Ughhh
It was never them. It was always him.I think Bernie's campaign managers have gotten to him. Ughhh
All I see is a man trying to help his odds going into the convention. This is a dog fight, as it should be.
All I see is a man trying to help his odds going into the convention. This is a dog fight, as it should be.
I think Bernie's campaign managers have gotten to him. Ughhh