This is a short post. But, an important one that says a lot.
Bernie Sanders on the vote in Greece to reject austerity:
“I applaud the people of Greece for saying ‘no' to more austerity for the the poor, the children, the sick and the elderly," said Sanders in a statement. "In a world of massive wealth and income inequality Europe must support Greece's efforts to build an economy which creates more jobs and income, not more unemployment and suffering."[emphasis added]
The other candidates for the Democratic nomination, including the "presumed front runner"? Crickets.
Sanders has been a long time critic of the politics of austerity, going back to his repeated criticism of the Catfood Commission led by austerity mongering hacks Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles; the latter served for two years as chief of staff of the Clinton Administration.
If you wonder who the Greek Prime Minister would like to have on the other end of the phone at 3 a.m. come January 2017...