Run, Bernie, run!(Letters to the Editor) (Letter to the editor)

• Author: Spicer, Edward

It is time for Bernie Sanders to run for the Presidency of the United States (Bill Fletcher Jr., "Should Bernie Run?" February issue). He is a hard-working and brilliant socialist.

Some people say that the word "socialist" cannot be used to any political advantage. Don't believe it. America today is fraught with grave social problems, and we need a socialist to fix them. Young people know this, and they are not opposed to such principles.

Still, I think Senator Sanders should run as a Democrat. I am a socialist at heart, and I always vote the Democratic ticket.

Republicans believe that the private sector should dictate government policy. They do not believe the federal government should serve the people, or improve the educational system, or take care of public health, or rid us of prejudice with regard to race, sex, class, or anything else. In short, they don't believe that we should, through our elected representatives, "promote the general welfare," as we are constitutionally obliged to do.

Sanders understands this obligation. He is a very intelligent man, and he appreciates the role of government. Let's let him govern.

Edward Spicer

West Palm Beach, Florida

As a lifetime Democrat and one who is very progressive in most views, I would welcome Senator Bernie Sanders into the...