May 2017 – Page 4 – Delaware Liberal

Open Thread for May 10, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 10, 201715 Comments

A Story the Comey White Noise Blocked Out. Grand Jury issues subpoenas to associates of Michael Flynn. Sessions Seeks to Bring Back Minimum Mandatories for Drug Offenses. It already failed…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 10, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 10, 20172 Comments

The death penalty is likely to be restored in Delaware unless there is an effective groundswell of opposition, something that was sorely lacking as the House considered HB 125. For…

Allegedly because he 'misspoke' when exaggerating the number of e-mails that were sent from Hillary Clinton to Anthony Weiner. Makes you wonder what happens to that FBI investigation into Trump-Russia…

Open Thread for May 9, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 9, 20175 Comments

TransPerfect's Campaign Imperfect. Did any of you see that commercial sponsored by some PAC called something like Pro-Business Delaware? Basically the ad says that, thanks to the Court of Chancery's…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 9, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 9, 20176 Comments

Tuesday's Tale of Two Bills: Bringing back the death penalty in the House, and codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade in the Senate. The Extreme Crimes Prevention Act will,…

Occasional Words from the Resistance

By jason330 May 9, 2017

…from the desk of R.E. Vanella. “Tim, when they good low, we go high… …yeah, aim for the face.” -- Tim Faust, Chapo Trap House I noticed a…

Carper Announces – He is in for another 6 Years

By jason330 May 8, 20179 Comments

This is sad. Carper will not be beaten in a primary, and unless he pulls a Bill Roth and passes out while door knocking, he will be inflicting his third-way,…

Open Thread For May 7, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 7, 201737 Comments

Will Rehoboth Dump Wastewater Into the Ocean? Maybe Yes, Maybe No. Check out how Park Slope Kathy plants herself firmly on both side of the fence. 'I voted for it,…

After screwing around, Dover picks police chief

By jason330 May 5, 20179 Comments

Via Delaware State News- DOVER — In a historic hiring, Deputy Chief Maj. Marvin Mailey was selected as the city’s first African-American police chief by unanimous vote on Thursday. All…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: April, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 5, 2017

Stuff that broke through the white noise for me this month: Best Robyn Hitchcock song I've heard in years: Philly's indy scene is amazing. Love this song by Palm, a…

Open Thread For May 5, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 5, 20174 Comments

24 Vulnerable Rethugs Who Voted to Kill Obamacare. Take names. Make donations. Anti-Vaxers Cause Measles Outbreak. Anti-science triumphs again. Internet Company Gives Hate Groups Names of Those Who Protest Them. …

The reality of what the GOP voted for

By jason330 May 4, 20178 Comments

...doesn't matter. The house Republicans could have voted for everyone in the country to get a service monkey. Who knows? Nobody has read the bill, but reality doesn't matter. The…

Delaware House Rushes to Restore Death Penalty

By El Somnambulo May 4, 201715 Comments

Forget about a Post-Game/Pre-Game today. The only important story is that the Delaware House of Representatives, led by ex-cop Pete Schwartzkopf, will vote on restoring Delaware's death penalty today. It…