Carney Budget: Raises All Around
Gov. John Carney unveiled his budget earlier today, and the decent DEFAC numbers have him feeling expansive. His blueprint calls for $4.25 billion in spending, an increase of 3.5% that…
Art for Art’s Sake, Money for God’s Sake
That refrain from an old 10cc song leapt to mind when I saw this story about the White House asking the Guggenheim Museum to loan it a Van Gogh, "Landscape…
Rep. Melanie George Smith to Retire
El Som's "Mo Better Democrats" is turning into Treasure Island's Black Spot. We can hope so anyway. Per BlueDelaware Rep Melanie George-Smith to retire.
Out of the box thinking on immigration
Build a wall? Too expensive and won't work. Fix the visa system? Too complicated, would require actual legislating and would not inflict enough misery.
Make America a shit hole that nobody wants to come to? We are already on it.
Open Thread Jan. 25: Horndogs and Tide Pods
We have an apparent blockade on real news this morning. The interwebs are clogged with stories about celebrities being accused of rape and sexual assault, a veritable cornucopia of horndogitude.…
Heartbreaking
Tuesday's Kentucky school shooting was the 11th school shooting since January 1st. That is appalling. It is a nightmare. It is a disgusting and abject failure. A permanent stain on…
Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 25, 2018
Last session day before the Joint Finance Committee meets. Meaning, today's the day that Gov. Carney introduces his budget proposal, which then becomes the starting point for JFC deliberations. My…
What are Coons and Carper even doing?
What's the point of Delaware sending "Democrats" to the US Senate when they allow Republicans to get away with LITERALLY everything. For example, did you know the GOP used the shutdown to FURTHER chip away at the ACA by cutting key ACA related taxes? I didn't. From their silence on the topic you have to wonder if Carper and Coons knew it.
Song Of The Day: Jan. 25, 2018
Mike Dinsmore brings you a point-of-view you don't often get in a song, but should:
More Surprise Primaries Coming
The primary of Tom Carper is a welcome surprise. But elected Dems at all levels of government should be worried, particularly those Dems that have just been shuffling through the motions. What is the next step for activists who have joined marches, and committed their energies to organizations like Network Delaware and Delaware United?
There is a rumbling and grumbling across the state at the weak effort that Professional Democrats are putting into resisting, not just Trump, but Republicanism in general.
It is happening. Constantly parroting Republican talking points on the need for budget cuts isn't going to cut it.