I Know I Cheated But Something About This Debate Bugs Me.

I liked the give and take between Sanders and Clinton. Sanders at times was an angry man shouting at clouds and Hillary raspy and peevish at his Wall Street jag. 

But the thing that drives me nuts in these debates is having a moderator that asks a question that assumes  Republican view of government. 

For instance, the early questions about Flint's water problems. Anderson's questions assumed that government shouldn't be involved one providing water at all--that simply being provided water by the government or a public utility was an issue.

Rachel Maddow warned us almost six years ago the problems with the Emergency Manager's Law Government Snyder declared over the citizens of Michigan. Then she said that by declaring Flint bankrupt Snyder would appoint an emergency manager who would make all decisions. The manager could be selected from any part of society or out-of-state with no approval or oversight of his or her function. Then it was a recipe for disaster. The manager would not consult with the public. 

Is it a problem with government? Sure but not is also a problem with a type of governance and only a government agency can intervene and correct the situation. 

But Anderson Cooper seems to have some bizarre libertarian notion that markets drive lead free water. 

Another example was a question from the audience about the deteriorating school buildings and education in Detroit. Both Sanders and Clinton gave their appropriate answer--including Hillary's SWAT teams for our schools. 

But then Anderson chimes in about teacher's tenure and teacher's unions. 

This stuff happens in almost every Democratic debate or vice versa. In Republican debates, no one is challenged about global warming, even Flint was only addressed by Kasich. Oh, the future of the GOP, Marco Rubio said Snyder was doing a great job on this issue. In the House here in Washington the GOP members whitewashed the problem.

Or in the Republican debate, only when it suited to take down Trump is a tax plan and budget talked about. Ask any of the remaining GOP,their plans would balloon the national debt far beyond the last three Presidents. Or the Repubicans are never asked about the longest run of job creation in our history. It ruins their narrative but then why bring their narrative into the Democratic debate.

You can see why I needed a break. And so do the candidates.