With Second Filibernie, Sen. Sanders Sets Up the Left Pole in the Deficit Debate
Bernie Sanders by thinkpublic
Sen. Bernie Sanders is about a half-hour into another “filibernie” stemwinder on the floor of the Senate today; the prepared text, which Bernie is likely to embellish, clocked in at over 10,000 words. Sanders has combined this speech, which concerns shared sacrifice, with an action item, a petition to the President that lays out the situation facing America today, and what must be done to rectify it. Here’s the entire letter:
This is a pivotal moment in the history of our country. Decisions are being made about the national budget that will impact the lives of virtually every American for decades to come. As we address the issue of deficit reduction we must not ignore the painful economic reality of today – which is that the wealthiest people in our country and the largest corporations are doing phenomenally well while the middle class is collapsing and poverty is increasing. In fact, the United States today has,