with mcturtle being the sinister undertaker he is.

he tried to be a carpenter for brief period. And he wrote rape fantasies for publication for a bit. Wasn't good at either. Read that he lived i a minute in Israel from which he was expelled for not contributing much to the communal efforts.

his film making venture and his attempt to become a professional folk singer. (Apparently he can't carry a tune. Lol.)

On a more serious note, his supporters on DU this time around are a far kinder bunch than last time so the odds of getting some of our serious questions answered will be better.

Republican image formers will have a field day with that one in the General, if we are clueless enough to nominate Bernie.

while the country and even the Dem party were drifting right. Takes courage and conviction. He's been ahead of his time on countless issues. He didn't fall for the Iraq War ruse, or the Welfare Reform ruse, and so on. He's pretty much singlehandedly responsible for the fact that "single payer" and "free college" are widely discussed. He's inspired millions of people to become politically active.

...when we needed it the most!

...no wonder there have been so few major progressive accomplishments over that time and why the country has drifted rightward.

Our country would look a lot different today had Gore been elected over Bush (thanks Nader) and Hillary been elected over Trump (thanks Sanders).

After completing his undergraduate degree, he continued to Harvard Law School, earning his Juris Doctor with honors, in 1974. Schumer passed the New York state bar in early 1975. However, he never practiced law, choosing instead a career in politics.[15]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Schumer

I guess Bernie’s got company.