bernie

Feel the Bern

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ernie Sanders, it's now clear, won the Iowa caucus vote.  The predictable response of Tom Perez, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC): Hey, it's time to stop!  Let's count the votes again!  Maybe we can come up with a new total where Bernie doesn't win.

Incredibly, the corruption isn't even hidden anymore.  It's entirely in the open.  The DNC will do anything to stop Bernie Sanders.  Not because he won't win against Trump.  No -- it's because DNC members won't be able to protect their perks, power, and privileges with Bernie as the Democratic candidate for president.  Because Bernie simply won't play their game.  In a system rife with corruption, Bernie is as incorruptible as they come.

Again, the DNC would rather lose to Trump in November than win with Bernie.  It truly is that simple.

Meanwhile, Tulsi Gabbard, who's running strong in New Hampshire while calling for fundamental reform of the Democratic Party, is being treated as a non-person by the DNC.  No appearances on CNN.  No special rules for her so she can appear at the DNC-sponsored debate on February 7th.  But of course the DNC can make special rules so that billionaire Michael Bloomberg can and will appear in that same debate.

The Democratic Party supposedly stands for diversity.  Tulsi is a woman of color and a serving officer in the Hawaii Army National Guard.  Bloomberg is a conservative "stop and frisk" white oligarch who endorsed George W. Bush.  And who does the DNC favor in its quest for diversity?

Again, incredibly, the corruption isn't even hidden anymore.  It's crystal clear -- and damning.

What is to be done?  Support Bernie and Tulsi.  Condemn the DNC and its corporate bosses.  And if some corporate tool becomes the nominee this summer, as is likely, think back to these days when it became so obvious (yet again) that, once again, the Democratic establishment is only truly determined when it's out to screw its own progressive base.