We now have some rather interesting similarities between Bernie Sanders and the late John McCain. Both are (were) U.S. Senators. Both tend to be called “mavericky” in their own way. And now, Sanders appears to be playing from the McCain campaign-playbook.
Use a crisis to distract from a flailing campaign.
Remember during the 2008 financial meltdown, how McCain suspended his campaign?
McCain Suspends Campaign, Shocks Republicans
Obama, taken by surprise by McCain's announcement, says the debate should go on.
The sound of jaws hitting the floor reverberated in Washington this afternoon when Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced that he would suspend his campaign and asked that Friday's debate be postponed. Why? Because of the "historic crisis in our financial system," said McCain, who intends to return to Washington tomorrow to participate in Wall Street bailout negotiations on the Hill.
Well, when asked the simple question of what’s going to happen to his campaign, Bernie answers quite angrily (but doesn’t actually answer):
Reporter: What’s your time-frame for making a decision?
Bernie: I’m dealing with a fucking global crisis! Right now, I’m trying to do my best to make sure that we don’t have an economic meltdown, and that people don’t die. Is that enough for you, to keep me busy for today?
Yes, Bernie is a sitting Senator. Yes, he is very busy with Senatory things. Now.
But just a few days ago, he wasn’t so worried about coronavirus that he couldn’t prepare for and then debate Joe Biden, right?
Now, it’s first and foremost………on his mind………...to…………..fight that damned……….virus.
Hey, perhaps he HAS answered after all? He just ain’t got time for no campaigning no more.
Seems to me like Bernie is using a crisis to avoid answering simple questions. He could have said, “Look, we’re discussing this amongst campaign staff, but I’m also a sitting United States Senator, and right now we have pending emergency legislation before us that must be taken care of. Thank you for your question.”
Hot-headed and petulant at times of crisis?
Sound like another septuagenarian we know?
Perhaps Bernie just isn’t ready for prime-time.
Watch the video here: tinyurl.com/...