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To Hillary: as if it matters

Piece of advice, Hillary?

Lose the Silver Fox with his foot in his mouth.

Allowing Bill Clinton to lash himself to your campaign did you no favor in 2008. This year, its an even worse idea.

As everyone within shouting distance knows, I am a HUGE Bernie Sanders supporter.

Nevertheless, I recognize Hillary’s competence and experience. If, after a fair primary season, she is the nominee, I will support her.

That being said, I never liked Bill and am liking him less every time he opens his mouth.

What Hillary has to understand is that many Bernie supporters don’t dislike her; but this is despite her husband, who falls just a little to the left of George Bush in the greater scheme of things.  He does nothing to burnish her progressive credentials, if that’s as important to her as it seems to be.

Worse than Monica Lewinsky, he gave us NAFTA and “Don’t ask, don’t tell”…which probably was his personal motto.

Under Boyfriend Bill, the rich got still richer and the myth of American exceptionalism was on steroids.

If it’s all about summoning some sort of racial divide based on voting habits from twenty years ago, that seems more than a little demeaning to minority voters who are, after all, individuals  whose lives have been shaped, much like everyone else’s have, by events and emerging issues from the intervening years.

Please Hillary, PLEASE: send the big boy home.

He will be toxic for your campaign and, by extension, the whole Democratic party.

Vermont Democrats challenge debate schedule

On Saturday the Vermont Democratic State Committee held its semiannual organizing caucus. On the agenda was a resolution on presidential debates.

You’ve undoubtedly read about the challenges to the debate schedule established by Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chair of the Democratic National Committee. Only six debates, some of them scheduled at times (like last Saturday night) unlikely to attract many viewers, and disqualification for any candidates who participate in debates not sanctioned by the DNC.

Saturday’s resolution, presented by the Orange County Democrats, challenges all of these elements. The resolution was adopted by an overwhelming voice vote, challenged the DNC debate plan, calling for:

==>More debates

==>Scheduled at times calculated to get maximum viewership

==>No penalties for participating in unsanctioned debates

==>Establishing a rule at the DNC to govern future debate scheduling.

Whether you agree with the arguments that the current debate schedule and rules were established to guarantee a win for Hillary Clinton, it doesn’t look good. This resolution gives voice to the dissatisfaction of grassroots Democrats not only in Vermont but all across the country with the leadership of the national party on this issue.