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This is spot on.

Working across the aisle is not inherently a problem. The problem is when you make compromises that hurt the people you are supposed to represent. Too often, that is what happens when our elected officials talk about “bipartisan solutions.” What they really mean is “we sold you out to protect corporate interests.” Chris Coons has taken nearly half a million dollars from the pharmaceutical industry so far this election, and he is currently sponsoring a *bipartisan* bill that would strengthen pharmaceutical company monopolies and keep drug prices high. I don’t agree with that. I think our Senators should work for US, not the pharmaceutical companies. That's why I'm refusing all corporate pac, pharma executive, and lobbyist money. - Jessica Scarene 

Coons tries to frame his *bipartisanship* as "good government" when it actually only good for his corporate constituents.  Coons style bipartisanship has nothing to do with good government and everything to do with wrapping up corporate welfare in the flag and demanding everyone salute.   If you agree, donate here: https://bit.ly/2KtSprw

Rudy Giuliani, twice "joked" that he has "insurance" in the event Trump tries to make him the fall guy in the Ukraine affaire.

In a telephone interview with the Guardian, in response to a question about whether he was nervous that Trump might “throw him under a bus” in the impeachment crisis, Giuliani said: “I’m not, but I do have very, very good insurance, so if he does, all my hospital bills will be paid.”

Then again on Fox News he then touted what he called a "very, very good relationship" with Trump before dropping the insurance reminder:

"I’ve seen things written like he’s going to throw me under the bus. When they say that, I say he isn’t, but I have insurance," Giuliani told Fox News's Ed Henry.

That's all.            

The sidebar poll doesn't reveal much, so put your top three choices in the comments section and we'll run an "Instant-runoff voting" poll. (e.g. Biden, Klobuchar, Buttigieg) Ballots will be initially counted for each commenter's top choice. If a candidate has more than half of the vote based on first-choices, that candidate wins. If not, then the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. The commenters who selected the defeated candidate as a first choice will have their votes added to the totals of their next choice. This process will continue until a candidate has more than half of the votes.

Me: We need health care like they have in Europe.  Him: We can't have healthcare like Europe because it is too expensive.   Me: Why don't we get a little money from all the very rich guys?  Him: We can't get even a little money from all the very rich guys because that is evil Socialism.   Me: So American was an evil socialist country from the end of World War II until about 25 years ago?  Him: We can't get even a little money from all the very rich guys because that is evil Socialism.    

Tweets New York Times investigative reporter Nick Confessore today: New FEC disclosures show a single large RNC payment of $94,800 to Books-a-Million in October, a few days before "Triggered" was…

I didn't watch much. I don't like the sniping, especially when they agree on all the important stuff if not all the details. Anyway, I don't have much to say about the candidates individually, I just love the stage full of such a diverse selection of Americans. Gays, Hawaiians, Old Dudes, Women Senators, Rich Guys, a Taiwanese-American... Pretty awesome. I'm old enough to remember when this type of thing would be composed entirely of white guys who went to Yale or Harvard.

This article in the Prospect does a good job delving into the elitism that is the crux of Coons unwillingness to represent regular Delawareans  in the US Senate.

Coons does want the Senate to change - by becoming even more conservative than it already is. Along with Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Coons organized a letter, signed by 61 senators, pledging to keep the filibuster in place, which would make any sort of progressive legislation that much harder should Democrats take control of the government next year. In September, during a discussion about the Senate and bipartisanship with former Senators Joe Donnelly and Jeff Flake, Coons suggested that it might not be possible to have a Senate that’s both diverse and doesn’t “produce irreconcilable discord.”

The other day Michelle Malkin, a longtime player in RWNJ circles perhaps best known for founding Twitchy, was dropped from the roster of Young America's Foundation (YAF), an organization that…

The Hill, once a respected Beltway publication that has devolved into an attention-seeking rag that employs conspiracy theorists as "journalists," asked a bunch of Republican senators -- none of the…

As we saw with Mike Castle and Tom Carper when someone has the unmitigated gall to challenge a member of the Delaware Way elite, the first phase of response is denial.  How do I know he is in denial?   Well, he sent the same half-assed, photocopied press release to both the News Journal and WHYY in which he stands by his mighty bipartisanship skills and says that they are paying off in spite of no evidence that they are or will pay off...ever.  

I’m...someone who works across the aisle to get done what we can in this environment to make our state and our community stronger.

He didn't bother speaking to anyone at either outlet, because why bother?  As far as Coons is concerned this primary rates lower on his list of things to think about  than if his 7:15 train running behind schedule.   And that's a good thing for everyone.   Let's hope Coons is like Mike Castle.  Castle's denial phase lasted up until about a week before he was beaten.  By the time Castle woke up and scheduled his trip to the firing rage, it was too late.  It would be awesome for Coons to maintain a similarly languid approach. What is more likely however is that Coons copies Tom Carper.  Navy Veteran, Carper was ever the cagey observer who noted Castle's screw up.   Carper moved to the left quickly (if only temporarily).   SImilarly, I expect we'll see lots of awesome progressiveness from Coons over the next few months.  As with Carper, it will be a sham of course, but it will be nice to get a break from all the nonsensical "work across the aisle to get things done" blather.