At 83 years old, Sanders is not running for president again. But the stooped and silver-haired democratic socialist has emerged as a leader of the resistance to Donald Trump’s second presidency. In tearing into Trump’s seizure of power and warning about the consequences of firing tens of thousands of government workers, Sanders is bucking the wishes of those who want Democrats to focus on the price of eggs or “roll over and play dead.”

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    5 hours ago

    Great comparison to MTG, by the way! Never thought I’d put her in the same camp as AOC but you’re right - they both demand to be heard.

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      Hey, you don’t have to be doing good to be good at your job. 😜

      I’ve always admired Mitch McConnell’s ability to rally his people and to achieve his goals. He’s a huge POS for using that for evil and gloating about it, but was he ever effective at it. If the progressives had someone like that, it would be something to see. I sometimes fear the 2 things are mutually exclusive like the old “the best people for the job would never take the job” saying.