Bernie decides it's time to kiss Al Sharpton's filthy ring

Bernie Sanders is an archaic throwback to the kind of socialism that defined nations of the last century. This much we know. However, he is - at the very least - an honest man. Virtually everyone, be they liberal or conservative, will admit that he may be disastrously wrong, but he is sincere. Or is he? Yesterday, after apparently deciding that he'd neglected race-baiting crackpots for too long, Bernie endured a sit-down with none other than "resist we much" himself, Al Sharpton.

As the Politico reports:

It was about 9:50 a.m. when Sanders climbed out of a silver Chevy Suburban and waved to a crowd of a few dozen reporters and onlookers on his way into Sylvia’s Restaurant, a Harlem institution that Sharpton has called a symbol of “Black America.” He and the reverend sat at a glass-topped table in a corner by a window decorated with holly stickers and guarded by two Secret Service officers. They spent about 20 minutes whispering to each other. Then they walked out, with Sanders’ hand on Sharpton’s back.

Obviously, the ancient socialist is worried that Hillary will carry the black vote, so he's hob-knobbing with one of the planet's worst race-hustlers in an effort to corral minority voters. But what does this say about his much vaunted honesty? Bernie's entire gimmick is that he's an honest, sincere, and heartfelt champion of the middle and lower classes. He demands that "the rich pay their fair share" and claims that "fair share" is somewhere in the neighborhood of 90%.

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In fact, Sanders constantly yammers about how the system is rigged to allow the rich and privileged to dodge their responsibilities. Yet here he is, enjoying what appears to be coffee, lemons, and hot sauce with a man who at one point owed Uncle Sam somewhere in the neighborhood of 4.5 million dollars’ worth of delinquent taxes? As CNN's Errol Lewis reports, it's all about making friends - no matter how shady they may be...

Any hope of a Democratic victory in November depends on heavy turnout by black voters. So it's smart politics for Clinton and Sanders to make as many friends among black political leaders as possible. And Sharpton -- who leads a national organization and hosts a daily three-hour radio talk show heard in dozens of markets around the nation -- is a good friend to have.

...And that's the reality with Bernie. Is he more "ideologically sound" than Hillary? Probably. However, he's still a career pol who's been in office for decades. He's pretty good at presenting himself as the epitome of Michael Moore's "everyman schlub" act, but the reality is he's just as connected, conniving, and malleable as any other lifer-politician. Bernie's scruples are clearly as rocksteady as the polling on his next election. If he needs to sacrifice his morals for a voting bloc, sacrificed they will be.