[Magdalen] Madeline Albright.

[Jay Weigel]

Oh please. He's been in the Senate for 30 years. Of course he knows
something about global policy. *eyeroll*

And certainly MUCH more than anyone running on the other side.

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> I have to say that this thread wearies me.  Bernie could never be President
> of the US.  His domestic policies/comments are good, solid, unoriginal
> (Elizabeth Warren said them first and better).  He knows nothing on the
> global policy front, and this is obvious -- and extremely crucial in this
> election cycle.  He simply can't do it.  Plus, he's too old to count on for
> 8 years (as was Reagan, for those who are keeping track -- if international
> crises of the current magnitude had come along in Reagan's 2nd term, the US
> would have been sunk).
>
> Hillary, on the other hand, is the total package.  Before she was Sec'y of
> State, she had dedicated herself to domestic issues, particularly health
> care and family issues.  Then she got the global creds she needs to be
> President in this time and place.  I don't get the other stuff/complaints
> about her.  Of course she tweaks her policy statements to have greater
> appeal to the electorate -- all candidates do this.  The whole
> "untrustworthy" thing with regard to Hillary is completely made up.  She
> has been amazingly consistent and honest.
>
> Bernie, God love him, has done his best to do this with regard to global
> affairs, but his knowledge is painfully, obviously thin.  On a calmer
> global stage, his domestic policy would dominate.  I get the energy among
> younger people, but they just don't get the need for global experience
> right now -- maybe in future elections, their agenda can and will
> dominate.  But not this year -- please.
>
> As for the comments about Carly, the complaints about Trump apply to her.
> Failed business people with no public service experience at all need not
> apply.  The only one even vaguely qualified on the Republican front is
> Kasich, and he doesn't seem to stand a chance.  The others are simply
> crazy, and the larger electorate knows this.
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Lol...
> > Bernie fan here too
> > Lynn
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Feb 7, 2016, at 6:53 PM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am for Bernie.  I never was for Hillary.  I guess several of us can
> enjoy
> > our special place in hell.
> >
> > Kate
> >
> > "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
> walk
> > humbly with your God?"
> > Micah 6:8
> >
>