Democratic Debate (Bernie vs. Hillary): February 11, 2016

[Bill Angel]

Neither candidate really addressed the issue of how they would deal with the problem of GRIDLOCK in government.
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Robert Reich, in a blog post in which he endorses Sanders, has some interesting things to say about gridlock in Washington

The other day Bill Clinton attacked Sanders’s proposal for a single-payer health plan as unfeasible and a “recipe for gridlock.” But these days, nothing of any significance is politically feasible and every bold idea is a recipe for gridlock. This election is about changing the parameters of what’s feasible and ending the choke hold of big money on our political system. In other words, it’s about power – whether the very wealthy who now have it will keep it, or whether average Americans will get some as well.

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Gridlock in government had involved taxes, a government shutdown, a sequester, and the debt ceiling. Now it's also going to involve an appointment to the Supreme Court, if the Democrats hold on to the White House while the Republicans keep control of the Senate