@edgarblythe,
Yes to that.. (re democrats)
On fracking, I remember being convinced a few years ago now that there is bad bad fracking and not so bad fracking, but I need to read up as I might be moving toward None, please.
Of course, our energy needs and solutions are another quagmire of endless arguments.
On peanuts, I like them, but not as pay. Despite an interesting second career that I really liked, I mostly lived at quite low income for my last 1/4 century of work, while also being insurance/med bills poor. Don't get me started, but I'm just a dot on the landscape of people with money troubles.