(03-05-2020, 08:17 AM)Last42min Wrote: Warren is part of the establishment. That's the only reason she's staying in this race. My suspicion is that she will stay in, continue to "ally" herself with Bernie to draw progressive votes from Sanders. Then, after Biden wins the nomination and a reasonable time has passed, she will be the VP selection for Biden. He will claim he is reaching out to progressives with the pick, and she will claim she is just doing whatever it takes to defeat Trump. The progressives get their "first," which is the first woman VP, and the neo-liberals get their bridge to the progressive vote. It's a smart play.  

Also, you can call a person a name based on one blunder. A pejorative, by its design, is meant to be negative. It's especially effective in the rhetorical world of politics. It's not an accident, so seems silly to even bring it up. It's not like there's an abundance of civility being heaped upon Trump.

When people want to make civility the principle that shapes politics, I'm all for it. I'm not, however, inclined to treat it like a serious argument when it's primarily used along party lines. It's either a principled position or it isn't. That goes both ways, Republican or Democrat.