A more true ideological spectrum for Delaware Democrats

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There is a lot of evidence supporting Thomas Piketty's observation that the real split in American society is not a Left/Right 50-50 split, but more like a 99-1 split between Very Rich People (VRP) and Everyone Else (EE). Given that, let's imagine that we can dispose with most of what passes for political discourse by observing that the VRP has been very good at manufacturing a fabric of false narratives about left v right - all of it intended to distract from the actual 99-1 split. Now that the scales have fallen from our eyes, let's further imagine that we can put all of the elected Democrats in Delaware on a more true ideological spectrum from 0 to 5. Zero being 100% VRP, and 5 being 100% EE. It is fairly simple to get started. Carper is a hard 0. He is brazenly and proudly a member of the VRP, as is ...

McBride is out of step with his district on machine guns

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It may interest people in David McBride's Senate District to know that he is beholden to the NRA. The 13th Senate District is a kind of New Castle County south of Wilmington that lies between New Castle proper on the east and Christiana. Strongly Democratic, the Senate District appeares to be in the 18th Election district which went (narrowly) for Sanders over Clinton in the Democratic Primary. So, what in God's name is McBride doing carrying water for the NRA with a district like that?

Kelly in hot water for telling the simple truth about Trump

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The breaking news is not that the President is an idiot. That's a well established fact that even wingnuts accept. The news is that Kelly told the truth in a work place that runs on lies and lying.
WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff John Kelly has eroded morale in the West Wing in recent months with comments to aides that include insulting the president's intelligence and casting himself as the savior of the country, according to eight current and former White House officials. The officials said Kelly portrays himself to Trump administration aides as the lone bulwark against catastrophe, curbing the erratic urges of a president who has a questionable grasp on policy issues and the functions of government. He has referred to Trump as "an idiot" multiple times to underscore his point, according to four officials who say they've witnessed the comments.