There Will Be Consequences—There Always Are

According to yesterday’s (Mar 17) article about Bernie Sanders in the Guardian UK newspaper, “a new poll found he is the most popular politician in America. But instead of embracing his message, establishment Democrats continue to resist him.”

Well, there’s nothing new in that, Senator Sanders was never taken seriously in the American media during the primary campaign and when he was mentioned it was usually with the disclaimer that ‘of course, he has no chance at the nomination.’

They said that of Donald Trump as well, but in softer and softer voices as he became the last Republican standing among a blur of unoriginal and uninspiring candidates. Hillary had a half-dozen clear and overwhelming advantages over her ultimate opponent and still couldn’t win:

·       A deep public-service portfolio, covering three decades

·       An abiding understanding of how political Washington works

·       Her gender and the notion that it was ‘time’ for a woman president

·       Wide and personal acquaint…