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The Lost Cause Is a Lost Cause

By Alby October 31, 201714 Comments

The Civil War is back in the news, and it reminds us of what TrumpMerica's counter-reformation is all about: Rewriting history. Yes, I know that's a loaded phrase, because it's…

Open Thread for Tuesday, October 31, 2017

By Alby October 31, 20173 Comments

How bad are things for Donald Trump? So bad that this morning he tried to use the GOP tax plan as a distraction from his bigger problems. As is common…

RIP: Roger A. Martin

By El Somnambulo October 31, 20174 Comments

Noted author/historian and perhaps less-noted State Senator Roger A. Martin passed away last Thursday. He has been hailed as an historian who traced the history of Delaware through the succession…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 31, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 31, 20173 Comments

So, I'm listening to the vaguely ominous jamming, perhaps while under the influence of Jamaican herb, barely paying attention, when...well, you either know, or don't know, what comes next. A…

John Kowalko on “The Delaware Way”

By jason330 October 30, 201710 Comments

https://youtu.be/e9gTp1MJshc

Open Thread for Monday, October 30, 2017

By Alby October 30, 20177 Comments

For the first time in 51 weeks, today seems a little better than yesterday. Anybody who claims to know how all this will end is just guessing. We can't know…

Manafort Ordered to Surrender

By jason330 October 30, 201719 Comments

I know the wording is boilerplate, but I hope the "surrender" verbiage hurst Trump's feelings. He is such a status conscious twit.

WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case.

Network Delaware Flexes Its Political Muscles In SD3

By El Somnambulo October 30, 201720 Comments

Elizabeth 'Tizzy' Lockman. Remember the name. She is running for Bob Marshall's seat in SD 3. She is the first candidate to emerge from Network Delaware's grassroots efforts. She is…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 30, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 30, 20171 Comment

When Walter Becker died, I sampled a lot of his and Donald Fagen's solo stuff and, of course, listened to a lot of Steely Dan. While this song was on…

Open Thread for Sunday, October 29, 2017

By Alby October 29, 20171 Comment

Everybody waiting for Mueller's Monday reveal, but writing about it is difficult because nobody knows anything more than the bare bones. I'm skipping all the prediction stories -- Mueller will…

Song Of The Day: Oct. 29, 2017

By El Somnambulo October 29, 20176 Comments

A great lost (IMHO) Paul Simon classic. From a not-well-received album, Hearts And Bones, released in 1983. Talia Schlanger played it on the World Cafe a couple days ago, first…

Open Thread for Saturday, October 28, 2017

By Alby October 28, 20178 Comments

The big news of the day is, of course, the first indictment from Robert Mueller's election probe. Today's chatter revolves around who will get the knock on the door just…

The week Trump solidified his grip on the GOP

By jason330 October 28, 2017

This week rumors flew about Mueller getting down to business and handing down an indictment. It is also the week that Trump formally consolidated his grip on the GOP. The…