Delaware Liberal

April 3 Open Thread: Delaware Hoops Star Goes Nationwide

Delaware figured prominently in last night’s NCAA men’s basketball championship, as former Salesianum standout Donte DiVincenzo — known as the Michael Jordan of Delaware when he led the Sals to two state championships — took over the game with 31 points as Villanova won its second title in three years. In a game featuring at least three future NBA draft choices, he was the best player on the floor.

A researcher has found evidence of what I’ve been saying for years: Many Americans treat political parties as if they’re sports teams, to the point where people will vote for their team even if they disagree with it on the issues. It’s stuff like this that makes me fondly recall “Calvin and Hobbes,” specifically the strip in which Calvin asks, “Do you think humans evolved from apes?” and Hobbes answers, “I don’t they they’ve evolved at all.”

If you’ve lost track of all the corruption, cronyism and looniness surrounding EPA honcho Scott Pruitt, Mark Sumner of Daily Kos takes a look at Pruitt’s not-so-great week in light of Trump’s promise that he has Pruitt’s back.

How badly do non-traitor Americans want Republicans out of power in Washington? So badly that Sen. Ted Cruz’s Democratic opponent raised an impressive $6.7 million in the first quarter — none of it from PACs.

As a graffiti enthusiast, I’m impressed by the artistry of this full-wall piece in Florence, Ala., but it has residents somewhat upset because it shows Donald Trump gunning down school kids. Some folks just don’t understand hyperbole, symbolism or outsider art.

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