Democratic Convention

Is the Democratic Party establishment just rolling the dice with Clinton?

"the beak would openAnd inside there was darkness, the stars and the moon"–Randall Jarrell, "The Black Swan" (image source) by Gaius PubliusPart 1 of my "Look Ahead" series — a look at the U.S.

The Ring of Fire interview (above) will give you a very good idea why he is so hated by corrupt shills like Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer. When they hear him saying things like he said in the interview, they know that although he doesn't mention their names, they are exactly who he;'s talking about-- and should be talking about.ProgressivePunch grades Harry Reid's lifetime voting record a "C," which seems very generous of them. There are 10 conservative Senate Democrats with even worse scores than Reid's pitiful 76.83.

The above is a real fake ad — it's a fake Air France ad that really showed up in Parisian ad spaces during the recent climate conference. "Care about climate change? Of course not. We're Air France. If we cared we'd stop flying planes.

Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse playing the "come to me, bend to me" game on a Hollywood stage (source). The version on the political stage looks a little different.

.@JoeNBC on @BernieSanders campaign: That campaign's not over. That campaign continues. https://t.co/eyUCCYbFxb— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) April 27, 2016

Bernie this morning on ABC, clearly and toughly stating his case, and why he'll take it all the way to the... https://t.co/58CM9NSrSs— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 24, 2016

Senator Sanders telling Andrea Mitchell he will campaign until the last primary vote is counted; also, that's it's on Clinton to convince his supporters she's offering policies they can vote for.by Gaius PubliusEarlier I said I wanted to take a "look ahead" at what's likely to occur in the next few months and also in the next few years, since we're clearly at a major crossroads in the nation's (and the world's) future. In particular:

Reuters Five-Day Tracking Poll through April 19, showing Sanders leading Clinton since early April (source; click to enlarge). Notice that Sanders also led Clinton through most of March, when she was banking all those Deep South delegates.by Gaius PubliusThat's not my headline at the top of this piece; it's the Washington Post's.

Markos Moulitsas says these are your Democratic choices unless Sanders wins the pledged delegate count (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo; source)by Gaius PubliusI didn't mean to do this twice, but events compel a few questions.