Sheila Leslie, NV (Clinton for President endorsement) and a commment on Sanders answer....

I recall Sanders being asked this question but I admit I was half dozing on and off last night!



Sheila Leslie ?@sleslienv 11h11 hours ago

Disappointing answer on Gold Butte and public lands from @BernieSanders. Not sure he fully understands this Western issue.



Sheila Leslie ?@sleslienv 24h24 hours ago

As Dems get ready to caucus on Saturday, here are the reasons #I'mWithHer: https://www.newsreview.com/reno/clinton-for-president/content?oid=20072926 …


https://www.newsreview.com/reno/clinton-for-president/content?oid=20072926




Clinton for president

By Sheila Leslie


This article was published on 02.18.16.

For information on the Democratic caucuses go to http://nvdems.com/caucus/express/



Endorsements in big races don’t carry much weight in politics these days as the electorate has been reduced to those who still believe their vote matters, and they are fully capable of making up their own minds. Nevertheless, I’ve been asked frequently by friends, family and neighbors about my reasons for supporting Hillary Clinton in our caucus this Saturday, and I’m happy to oblige.

Twitter wars about who is the “real” progressive in the Democratic primary hold no appeal for me. I don’t get diverted by ruthless outrage over coin tosses in the Iowa caucus or misleading information distributed by campaign staff. I’m also not much interested in the daily glossy mailers, full of lofty language designed to appeal to my progressive heart. And I’ll definitely discount this week’s last minute visits and phone calls to sway me to another candidate.

I made up my mind a long time ago.

Although I like much of the populist message Bernie Sanders is promoting, he has no realistic plan to achieve any of it. While I support universal health care, the battle over the Affordable Care Act revealed the strength of the prescription drug companies and the various factions of the health care industry. We’re not going to get universal health care until we get rid of the dark money in political campaigns. We can’t do that without changing the orientation of the Supreme Court.

Let’s face reality. The Revolution is not arriving this year or anytime soon. Half the country refuses to acknowledge the science of climate change and our complicity in subsidizing energy policies that complicate a solution. They seem just as determined to deny a woman’s right to choose. Their candidates have no plan to replace Obamacare after they repeal it, but that doesn’t seem to bother their voters. They want to privatize prisons and schools, and aren’t all that worried about the environmental destruction of fracking or the nation’s crumbling infrastructure that poisoned the children of Flint.

Remember, they want their country “back.”.............................