June 2018 – Delaware Liberal

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 30, 20181 Comment

Pretty strong stuff this month, due, in part, to a couple of 'Best-Of' lists I found highlighting music from the first half of the year. Think I'll do it alphabetically…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: June 30, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 30, 201826 Comments

That was quite the mixed bag on Thursday. The bad? The House 'cut the baby in half' on relief to the racinos. Hey, as long as Rep. Lynn is happy,…

Song Of The Day: June 30, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 30, 2018

Bessie Smith needs 'a little sugar in my bowl'. Wonder what she means:

June 29 Open Thread: The Trump-Kennedy Connection Runs Through Russia

By Alby June 29, 201817 Comments

Wow. Talks about the fix being in. Turns out that retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy has a son who was global head of real estate capital markets at Deutsche Bank, which…

Delaware Political Weekly: June 22-28, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 29, 201864 Comments

1. BREAKING NEWS: Mike Ramone's Successor To File Today. Wow, Was I wrong! And was Dave Woodside right! Stephanie Barry will officially file today to challenge The Mediocrity That Is…

Song Of The Day: June 29, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 29, 20181 Comment

No double entendre week would be complete w/o 'Big 10-Inch Record':

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 28, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 28, 201835 Comments

"No ganja for you." Thus saieth the Somoronic solons in Dover. The bill got 21 votes, needed 25. Only one R, Jeff Spiegelman, voted for it. Here are the D's…

Song Of The Day: June 28, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 28, 2018

Betcha didn't think I could come up with yet another household appliance double entendre. But I did, sorta. Not much subtlety to this one:

June 28 Open Thread: The Foxification of America Continues

By Alby June 28, 20184 Comments

High-school dropout Sean Hannity, Trump's de facto chief of staff, recommended ousted Fox News executive Bill Shine, Roger Ailes' right-hand man, as White House communication director and, hey presto! He's…

In Disaster of Biblical Proportions, Kennedy Retires

By Alby June 27, 20184 Comments

At some liberal web sites pundits already see rivers and seas boiling, fire and brimstone falling from the sky, and the walls in the 39th precinct bleeding. Cooler heads point…

Nancy Pelosi Building Her Own Coffin

By Alby June 27, 20182 Comments

Nancy Pelosi is a goner. When the Democrats retake the House, she will not be elected Speaker, and it's her own doing, because she has alienated members from both the…

June 27 Open Thread: Youth Will Be Served

By Alby June 27, 201819 Comments

Many people are taking the primary victory by Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over a 20-year incumbent as a positive sign for more liberal policies, but Michael Tomasky sees her as…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 27, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 27, 20184 Comments

While the Budget Bill passed in the House and was sent to the Governor, there might be problems with the bill that gives state employees and pensioners a one-time bonus.…