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Although Kirsten has co-sponsored some notable bills, like the one to end U.S. support for Saudis in Yemen, or to curtail insider-trading in Congress, like the STOCK bill, she is Still Considered by Progressives and some Independents, generally being part of the ‘Establishment’ or ‘Centrist Democrat’ group which includes, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris due to their continual methods of courting the backing of Wall Street executives for endorsement and contributions, as well as other big money interests.According to Wikipedia, “A Salon editorial said that her reputation in the House characterized her as "a hybrid politician who has remained conservative enough to keep her seat while appearing progressive enough to raise money downstate."One has to give this group props for starting to make inroads in building a platform that leans left, since it will take a broad group of voters to beat Trump, in 2020.That platform, as outlined by Bernie and Tulsi and company is:Medicare for All ~ at least 2 years free college ~ no more U.S. interference in foreign civil wars ~ a U.S. commitment to renewable energy and focus to phase out Big Oil/Big Coal dependance ~ reasonable child care maternity leave ~ a U.S. commitment to address Climate/Carbon problems ~ a delegation of money towards U.S. infrastructure instead of to the military (see:Military’s New Problem: Too Much Money, Not Enough Time to Spend It ~ a new bill adopted, like the ‘Dodd-Frank Bill’ type of regulations on banks (2010) that was just replaced by a bill signed by Pres. Trump May 2018, deregulating large banks like HSBC, leaving them room to repeat mistakes of 2009: see: This is not the time to loosen rules on bank capital ~ a U.S. commitment to stop fracking and drilling in formerly protected areas, like the coasts of Oregon and Washington State, U.S. National Parks, formerly protected bird and fish sanctuaries, etc. ~ a return to a tax table that reasonably taxes the ultra rich, as proposed by Elizabeth Warren, ie. on citizens who ‘Net-Deposit’ more than 10 Million in the bank with a focus towards billionaires, like the Walton Family who’s Walmart trucks use U.S. roads without paying reasonable taxes for infrastructure.I think if candidates like Kirsten, Kamala, Cory and Joe Biden, etc., can honestly support a platform like the above and prove it by not courting campaign donors or funds from Big Pharma/Big Oil/ the War Hawks/or the NRA, I think it will be, as Martha Stewart says, “a Good Thing!One word of advice to Kirsten, et al: ‘distance yourself from Hillary or her endorsements. The progressive voting bloc that ‘does not forget’ and remembers Hillary literally yelling into a mic during her presidential run in Iowa (2016) that “We will Never, ever have Single-Payer for All!”, nor Hillary’s record on fracking or endorsements from Wall Street. Nor, does this voting bloc forget the inclusion of Wall Street into President Obama’s cabinet which seemed to work against the country’s interests when the 2008 bailout, resulted in big banks just building more banks instead of lending money and Wall Street, using the bailout to line executive pockets or flout ‘golden parachute’ bonuses.It won’t be easy but it will be worth it for these candidates. If they truly embrace and implement most of this platform, it would show Americans that the Democratic Party might, just be leaving the ‘Establishment’ camp to again, be the party for the working class.

Sold and resold a free newspaper.For a while, when my wife was going to nursing school, I worked a second job as the night manager of a hotel. In the morning, the newspaper guy would come fill the machine outside. I was a pretty nice guy and would usually give them a free cup of coffee or a piece of fruit or whatever. He usually returned the favor by giving me one or two newspapers.It's not uncommon for a hotel manager or owner to actually live in the hotel. Well, this guy's whole family lived there. Four children, his wife, himself. Of course, their various relatives were often around on extended stays. Still, from what I understand, not too uncommon.What blew me away was his interaction with the newspaper. I'm sure he probably figured out that I traded some coffee for the paper so he likely considered it his own property. Fair enough. So, one Sunday, he came down early and while he was behind the desk looking at the nights sales with me, a customer came up. The customer pointed toward the two pristine Sunday papers folded up on the counter and asked if he could have one. Our good manager nodded yes, reached down, and handed the newspaper to the customer. He then asked him, to my amazement for $1.62, the price with tax. He made change for two dollars out of his pocket.After the customer finished his little breakfast, he left the newspaper there on the table. Not 10 seconds later, or faithful manager was over there snatching up the paper. He then took it into the back office area, had himself a little breakfast and read the paper. A little while later he came out with it folded nice and neat. I swear, I wouldn't have been surprised if he actually ironed the thing. He set it back on the counter and started going over the expected reservations for the day.Not 20 minutes later, I saw him sell that same paper again for $1.62 to a little old lady from Iowa. I'm pretty sure it was missing part of the coupon section.About an hour later, as I was leaving, I saw his oldest kid in the dining area. She was reading her little brother the comics section of that same paper.

It's always tough, and especially now, to run for president as a member of the House of Representatives:Representatives rarely have enough individual power to lay claim to any particular accomplishments. Governors have the record of their state during their tenure, and Senators can make a name for themselves from public stands or co-sponsoring bills. Reps can do both of these in theory, but it's harder stand out in a crowd of 435 than a crowd of 100. This is why Bachmann falls back to being a process candidate, talking about her time on committees or as a tax attorney, which don't sound nearly as presidential as running a state.Representatives have the baggage of Congress's approval rating, which is at a historic low.Representatives can't run as a Washington outsider or a reformer, which is starting to feel like table stakes for Republican contenders in 2010 - 2012.It takes different team management to run for President than to be a Representative:Bachmann couldn't transition from the top-down culture of the Hill, where young staffers obediently defer to the "congresswoman", to the sharp elbows of a large campaign apparatus... Frankly, a back bench representative failed to command the respect of her own team in a way that a senator or governor would have.- Ex-Rep Artur Davis, http://www.politico.com/arena/archive/why-did-michele-bachmann-implode.html