Democratic Betrayal? Pick a new DNC chair!

Rex Tillerson was confirmed as Secretary of State yesterday (Wednesday 1 Feb).  Tillerson is the CEO of Exxon and denies Climate Change.  Can there be any better example of how America is being turned into fiefdoms for the benefit of those who already have more than the rest of us combined?

There were 4 Democrats who voted for Tillerson: Warner from Virginia, King from Maine (who is actually an independent), Heitkamp from South Dakota and Manchin from West Virginia.  Since the Republicans have a 2-vote majority in the Senate and Tillerson (apparently) would have been confirmed without these Senators, Democrats must ask themselves about "what do we do about this."

Do you insist that the Democratic Party remain united against Trump -- no matter what, or do you give these 4 Senators a break recognizing that they voted for confirmation because stopping Tillerson was a "lost cause" (the confirmation was "going to happen", so why vote against it)?

Is this a time to "cleanse"the Democratic Party?  It is often suggested that DINOs (Democrats in Name Only) should be pushed out of the party.  The group Justice Democrats thinks so:

The solution is not unity with the corporate-backed Democrats. The solution is to challenge them and replace every single one of them with people who will fight for voters, not donors. It’s time to rebuild the Democratic Party from scratch to be a party that fights for a clear progressive vision.

The problem is, how do you identify these "corporate-backed" Democrats.  Would that include Corrie Booker from New Jersey who is currently being chastised for protecting the drug companies?  Some have suggested that Tulsi Gabbard fits the DINO category because of her trip to Syria where she met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

It is easy to let the anger we have about the failures of the Democratic Party cause us to want to "clean house", I surely feel it.  But, we need to concentrate on our common foe, Donald Trump.  Today (2 Feb), we are on the verge of a great victory, IF we can get one more vote against the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary.

The direction the Democratic Party will take depends on who is elected as the chairman of the DNC.  The DNC is having 4 "Unity Sessions" that can be viewed on the Democrats web site.  They are 8 hours long and so quite boring.  The candidates for DNC chair participated in a debate sponsored by the Huffington Post.  They are:

• Sally Boynton Brown, Idaho Democratic Party Executive Director, President of Association of State Democratic Executive Directors
• Ray Buckley, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair, Association of State Democratic Parties Chair
• Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, IN
• Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative (MN-5)
• Jehmu Greene, Fox News Political Analyst
• Jaime Harrison, South Carolina Democratic Party Chair
• Tom Perez, secretary of Labor.

The DNC members will vote for the new chair at the end of February.  If you prefer one of the above, let them know.  Better yet, you are invited to send the 16-2 president an email with how you would rank each of the above candidates.  Or leave comments below.