The Weekly Addresses

In this week's address, the President discussed important steps the Administration has taken to encourage competition - the most essential ingredient in a healthy free market. In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights how the state is supporting efforts to connect Delawareans to affordable education and workforce training opportunities beyond high school at a time when continuing education is increasingly necessary to compete for good jobs in the new economy.
Delaware Political Weekly: April 8-14, 2016.

Delaware Political Weekly: April 8-14, 2016.

NCC Councilman Joseph Reda passed away yesterday at the age of 73. A ‘sheet metal worker, union man, bartender, husband and politician’, Reda earned the affection and admiration of all of his colleagues, regardless of political differences. I encourage you to read the obituary. He did a lot of good for a lot of people. People really liked him. Folks like that deserve to be remembered.

Friday Open Thread [4.15.16]

This to me summarizes the entire debate, all the debates, and the entire Democratic primary campaign so far. Personally, I didn't enjoy last night's debate at all, and it had nothing to do with the candidates. It was the crowd. Whether it was Hillary partisans, New York partisans or Bernie partisans, the screaming, cheering, shouting, chanting, all of which was sustained for too long, forced the candidates, on each side, into awkward waiting periods until the crowd decided to quiet down and listen, or it forced the candidates into screaming at each other, over each other, and through the crowd noise.
Comment Rescue – One Evening A Month

Comment Rescue – One Evening A Month

Blogger Emeritus, Liberal Geek makes a very sound point.
When Howard Dean had his moment in the sun there were people that stepped into the fray. Some of them stuck around and started blogs (DL is one), joined committees, started progressive clubs, etc. Today, there are a bunch of Deaniacs and other progressives that have roles in the Delaware Democratic party. Some are elected officials. If Bernie Sanders makes you want to make the Democratic party more like him, you need only give one evening a month to a local committee or club. There are whole RD committees that are progressives. Some day, they might be looking for someone to run for an office, and you might be the best person for the job. In the meantime, you can chat with candidates and ask them hard questions about the economy, Social Security, criminal justice reform, whatever.
We Have Debate Watch Parties!

We Have Debate Watch Parties!

Tonite is the debate between Hillary and Bernie in New York. There are a couple of local debate watch parties that I know of listed below. The operative phrase here is "that I know of". If you are aware of others, please post the details in the comments and one of us will get the information in the main post. So here we go:
Here is the problem…

Here is the problem…

When a Democratic President is elected (who isn't named Franklin Roosevelt) he (or she) stops being the leader of the Democratic Party and pushing for things that Democrats want. Instead he become "The President", and thereby has a view of events that extends beyond the provincial interests of the loser Americans who gather under the tattered banner reading "Democrats" Republican Presidents are not burdened by this urge to be the President of the entire country. They run roughshod over the opposition because they view it as their repsosibilty to work for the voters who put them in office (e.g Republicans).
Support Verizon Workers!

Support Verizon Workers!

Verizon is a despicable, union-busting, company. My brother-in-law is on strike. He looks like skin and bones after working mandatory 6-days a week, 12 hour shifts. Whatever you do, support…

Thursday Open Thread [4.14.16]

How's Joe Paterno? He's dead. Before that, he was disgraced for allowing and ignoring child sexual abuse. "We're going to bring that back." Bring what back? The dead? You are going to reanimate Joe Paterno to commence the Zombie Apocalypse? Or do you mean the child sexual abuse? Are you a fan of that Donald?