The Vice President is quite correct when he says these things. [1]
Pence singled out Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and referenced supporters of the Green New Deal proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
“Remarkably, a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination is an avowed socialist. And it’s not just him. Bernie’s been joined by a chorus of candidates and newly elected officials who have papered over the failed policies of socialism with bumper-sticker slogans and slick social-media campaigns,” warned Pence.
Spot on, at least so far as he goes.
Glenn Reynolds, in talking about the speech this morning says [2];
To be honest, Eugene Debs would have his doubts about these people.
(Nod)
Probably true. and that’s a measure of how far left the Democrat Party has gone. Certainly outside the ideological realm of mainstream America.
That said, I think Michelle Malkin got it a little closer when she pointed out [3] the establishment GOP are the larger problem. The Democrats and their extremism is easy to identify as an anti-aircraft spotlight from miles away.
Fighting against them compared to these RINOs, who, while branding themselves as “conservative” are nothing of the sort. It’s my view that they will do far more damage so the Democrats by themselves ever could….
If we continue to let them.