I walked across the University of Denver campus the other night, and the place was hopping. Not only was a debutante ball going on in a tent on the Campus Green (see photograph above), but inside the Ritchie Center (the building in the photo with the lighted tower) some guy named Bernie was campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination in front of a packed audience. So many people showed up to hear him speak that the university had to open up the Lacrosse stadium for the overflow, and televise the speech on the outfield screen. I later found out that the candidate who was speaking was Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont. I listened to his speech, and he seemed to have a lot of good ideas, but he did not explain how he would get his policies through Congress, given today's intensely partisan atmosphere, let alone pay for them. I personally feel we need politicians that really care about the American people and who are willing to compromise to achieve their goals. Lots of luck with that.
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