May 2017 – Page 5 – Delaware Liberal

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 3, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 3, 20174 Comments

When it comes to legislators being courageous vs. fear of being demagogued, fear wins every time. Which is why HB 122 (Smyk) unanimously, unanimously, passed the House yesterday. Just use…

General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 2, 20177 Comments

First, a wrap-up of last week's highlights: *The second leg of a constitutional amendment requiring expenditures from the Transportation Trust Fund to be limited to transportation infrastructure-related expenses passed the…

Open Thread for May 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 2, 201710 Comments

The Real Reason Why Hillary Lost. Spoiler Alert: It's exactly what we thought: Indeed, the voters who flipped from Obama to Trump in just four years have amassed 70 percent…

John Carney’s First 100 Days

By El Somnambulo May 1, 201713 Comments

Yes, he thinks he accomplished some stuff. Or at least his press secretary thought that they needed to release a list of his so-called accomplishments. Really, they did. Here is…

What Do Charlie Copeland and Mike Harrington Have In Common?

By El Somnambulo May 1, 201712 Comments

Glad you asked. Both have held the title of Republican State Chairman. Both are former legislators. Here's the thing, though. While Copeland's short and relatively recent legislative reign ended when…