Carper’s record laid bare
When you lay the whole Carper record out, like Ryan Grim does in this Intercept piece, it really is a fucking train wreck.
Aug. 12 Open Thread: Russia Helped Unite the Right
There's little to learn from the weekend's flood of Charlottesville anniversary stories, except for this one, which has gotten almost no coverage: Rep. Tom Garrett, the Republican who represents Charlottesville…
Song Of The Day: Aug. 12, 2018
Boz always had a gift for the hook. Especially a blue-eyed soul hook. We close out Boz Week with one of my faves:
Grassley Announces Kavanaugh Hearings To Begin Sept. 4
Chris Coons will get a national stage for his maniacal bipartisanship showboating.
Aug. 11 Open Thread: DNC Caves to Fossil Fuel Industry
Two months ago, the Democratic National Committee announced it would reject donations from the fossil-fuel industry. This uncharacteristically populist move lasted all of two months before the mainstream organization reversed…
Song Of The Day: Aug. 11, 2018
Boz wrote some great ones, and he knew great ones when he heard them. Like this Allen Toussaint-penned classic:
Dover Mayor’s Wife Leading Online Smear Campaign of Sean Lynn – Part 2
When wingnut firehose of vitriol opens up it can be a shocking experience. The level of hate and bile that Trumpers can muster up at the drop of a hat is unsettling. But is it honestly felt emotion based on the kind of legitimate differences of opinion that are baked into democracy - or is it concocted? The working out of a grievance that they will not address directly?
The hate-fest directed at Lynn appears to have been concocted by the NRA and Cindy Christensen, the wife of the Mayor of Dover. As far as the NRA's role goes, this quarterly financial report is the smoking gun.
Tom Carper has only himself to blame
Money for bombs is free and easy to find. Money for medicare-for-all will break the bank. The jig is up Tom. Washington (CNN)Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned why Republicans…
Aug. 10 Open Thread: It’s Racists All the Way Down
When Jason330 wrote the other day that Ken Simpler must be a racist simply because he's a Republican, I probably wasn't the only reader who winced. But Jason isn't the…
Dover Mayor’s Wife Leading Online Smear Campaign of Sean Lynn – Part 1
Dover Mayor Robin Christiansen's wife appears to be heading up a Republican smear campaign of Sean Lynn. Cindy Christensen, and a cabal Trumpsits are waging an online war against Lynn, possibly motivated by revenge against Lynn for his role in exposing Christiansen's malfeasance and corruption during the Chief of Police hiring scandal last February.
The campaign is ongoing and includes a fundraising effort by Cindy Christensen which has resulted in a wave of Republican donations to Lynn's primary opponent.
More as this story unfolds.
Song Of The Day: Aug. 10, 2018
Boz, rockin' out:
Tom Carper In His Own Words: Why He Should No Longer Be Senator
When Tom Carper ran against Bill Roth in 2000, he made age the issue while claiming that age was not the issue. Of course, age wasn't the issue, said Carper.…
Carper Caves – Accedes to Harris Debate Demand
When: Monday, August 27th Where: Cab CallowaySponsored by the News Journal. I wonder if they'll exhume Celia Cohen to lob some softballs at Senator Dreamy?