Comments by "Virginia Lawler" (@virginialawler7725) on "The Cost of War | Bernie Sanders" video.

  1.  @KevyWhit  3/14/22 now. Still a great post. Thank you. IL native, 83 y.o. now, I 1st learned of Bernie in 1963, via a Chicago newspaper photo, still circulating, that shows him "helped" to the ground by a policeman for marching to oppose segregation. A member/officer in the local chapters of the Congress on Racial Equality and SNCC, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, he was 20, a poli sci undergrad at the U. of Chicago, credited with organizing the first sit-in in the North. The You Tube video, "Bernie Sanders and Civil Rights in Chicago," is very good. Since then, he's been the re-elected mayor of VT's largest city for eight years (one project helping to save Burlington's beautiful waterfront for All, when developers wanted it for housing for the wealthy elite), the re-elected lone Representative of his state in the U.S. House, and now in his third term as a U.S. Senator, the new chairman of the powerful Senate Budget Committee, due to his seniority. He has consistently taken on political leadership that declines to transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into efficient and sustainable energy, etc. Bernie has made progress with his consistent call for free tuition at our public colleges and universities, to corral the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and to secure universal health care...to name just one trio of the challenges our nation still faces. Along the way, he earned two honorary degrees, was honored with the biggest national awards from two of our largest veterans' associations: the American Legion and VFW...and wrote a book, "Our Revolution" that was 3rd on The NYT best-seller list and also published in China, England, France, Germany, Serbia and South Korea. I just finished a fine 2nd book, "Where We Go from Here--Two Years in the Resistance." To highlight another trio, he has stood with all of us who are too often ignored in DC: immigrants, women (especially re wages and health care), and children needing childcare...not to forget the millions devastated by natural crises (such as the people of Puerto Rico with Hurricane Maria). It's been quite a journey of 50+ years journey with Bernie. Thanks Be, it's not over yet. NotMeUs.
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