Interesting you should make a connection between J. McCarthy and Trump. There is after all only one degree of separation between the two, namely, Roy Cohn, regarded by many as the preeminent dirtbag lawyer of the 20th century. During McCarthy's heyday, Cohn was his hatchet man as Counsel to the Senate Government Operations Committee. After McCarthy's death from alcoholism, Cohn eventually became Trump's lawyer and fixer and served as such until his death due to AIDS. Cohn always insisted he was not gay; he just preferred sex with men. The two were often seen together at Studio 54, the notorious gay disco and venue for use and sale of cocaine and other drugs.
Well, Eugene McCarthy disappeared rather quickly from view - wish Sanders would! He's just a grifter of a different stripe. Or is he more like a Bannon of a different stripe?
We should at least give credit to Bernie for consistency. He's been a left wing political activist his entire life. He came the House of Representatives 30 years ago and no doubt passed up many opportunities to make himself richer. Unlike AOC, when Bernie came to the House he was only noticed as an odd duck who made idealistic speeches that were considered irrelevant to the political sausage-making. Bernie only became a celebrity late in life when he moved to the Senate, issues of inequality really came to the fore, and when he ran for President. In contrast, Trump, Ron Johnson, and Eugene McCarthy changed with what seemed popular with their base.
I meant Joe McCarthy. my sincere apologies.
Interesting you should make a connection between J. McCarthy and Trump. There is after all only one degree of separation between the two, namely, Roy Cohn, regarded by many as the preeminent dirtbag lawyer of the 20th century. During McCarthy's heyday, Cohn was his hatchet man as Counsel to the Senate Government Operations Committee. After McCarthy's death from alcoholism, Cohn eventually became Trump's lawyer and fixer and served as such until his death due to AIDS. Cohn always insisted he was not gay; he just preferred sex with men. The two were often seen together at Studio 54, the notorious gay disco and venue for use and sale of cocaine and other drugs.
Well, Eugene McCarthy disappeared rather quickly from view - wish Sanders would! He's just a grifter of a different stripe. Or is he more like a Bannon of a different stripe?
We should at least give credit to Bernie for consistency. He's been a left wing political activist his entire life. He came the House of Representatives 30 years ago and no doubt passed up many opportunities to make himself richer. Unlike AOC, when Bernie came to the House he was only noticed as an odd duck who made idealistic speeches that were considered irrelevant to the political sausage-making. Bernie only became a celebrity late in life when he moved to the Senate, issues of inequality really came to the fore, and when he ran for President. In contrast, Trump, Ron Johnson, and Eugene McCarthy changed with what seemed popular with their base.