Bernie Sanders’ health plan could never, ever make it through Congress. Like many of his other proposals, this plan is unrealistic and it is inauthentic for him to continue to suggest otherwise. As one opinion writer suggested recently, when it comes to Bernie’s promises, “like the emperor who had no clothes, the Senator has no revolution.”
Boston Globe’s Michael Cohen: Bernie Sanders “gets away with proposing unrealistic policy ideas that have little chance of being passed even by Democrats in Congress, let alone Republicans, and then gets praised for being authentic.” [Boston Globe, 1/18/16]
New York’s Jonathan Chait: “Those areas in which a Democratic Executive branch has no power are those in which Sanders demands aggressive action, and the areas in which the Executive branch still has power now are precisely those in which Sanders has the least to say.” [New York, 1/18/16]
New York’s Jonathan Chait: “It seems bizarre for Democrats to risk losing the presidency by embracing a politically radical doctrine that stands zero chance of enactment even if they win.” [New York, 1/18/16]