At forum, German ambassador serves as a foil for Sanders

Peter Wittig, German ambassador, spoke in Vermont last week. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — It isn’t often that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., comes across as a moderate. Sanders, a self-avowed social Democrat, has long burnished his lefty credentials with the promotion of universal health care, protections for Social Security, free college tuition and higher taxes for the wealthy to support programs that would benefit society at large.Sanders’ proposals have not gaine