Wagner Won’t Seek Re-Election, Auditor Race Wide Open
State auditor Tom Wagner announced Saturday night at the annual Kent County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner that because of ongoing health problems, he won't seek an eighth term. This…
Open Thread Feb. 17: The Winning Continues Unabated
Trump-despising Republican TV fixture Rick Wilson best nailed Trumpworld's response to Robert Mueller's Friday indictment-palooza in a tweetstorm of invective: Sweet Jesus the MAGAS, the clickservatives, and Gentry Breitbart think…
Song Of The Day: Feb. 17, 2018
Nathan Arizona Day 6: Perfect way to start your Saturday. "Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd were two American jazzmen who picked up early on Brazilian bossa nova. Tom Jobim’s “Desafinado”…
A Tale of Two Trump Stories
Two major pieces of journalism about Donald Trump hit the pixels today. One concerns the possibility he committed treason. The other is about a Playboy model who says she had…
Buy My Policy or I’ll Shoot These Kids — And When I Do, It’ll Be Your Fault
That's Trump's thuggish, dull-witted position on the DACA issue. He rescinded Obama's executive order protecting the Dreamers, and now he's demanding that Democrats spend all their political capital protecting them…
Open Thread Feb. 16: Loathsome Asshole Roundup
If you had been in a coma until today, you would still be able to figure out there had been another big gun massacre because all news outlets are running…
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 9-15, 2018
1. It's On. Kerri Harris Vs. Tom Carper. I should probably lead with this story every week from now on as it's pretty clear that this campaign will have to…
Song Of The Day: Feb. 16, 2018
Nathan Arizona Week, Day 5: "Some us will alvvays (CQ) love power-pop no matter when it comes out. This tune arrived in 2014 from a Canadian band that spells its…
Potter Flare-Up? Get Rid of It With Truthulax
Mayor Mike Purzycki thought Tuesday's news release about the city issuing $43 million in bonds for capital projects exemplified "routine." The city doesn't sell bonds every year, but this issue…
Coons Strikes Out
Senator Coons has his prayer breakfast, his vaunted "common sense" coalition, his ongoing praise of Republicans as "valued partners" in good government. He has his bottomless faith in Mitch McDonnell, but what he doesn't have are any wins. Nope. When it comes to turning bipartisan friendships into actual results, Coons is a loser. A big loser. He is a lovable loser though. So at least there is that.
JFC Brushes Off Denn’s Proposals for At-Risk Kids
Consider this an addendum to El Somnambulo's post this morning about the Joint Finance Committee. Just days after committee members soiled themselves like overeager puppies for the State Police, phony…
Find Out Which Del Electeds are Pro-Mass Murder
Use this site to find out who has blood on their hands.
If your state Rep or Senator (Dem or Republican) is supported by the NRA, they are supporters of mass-murder. They are soft on gun crime. They are immoral shit bags. There is no excuse for taking the NRA's blood money.
Open Thread Feb. 15: Insert Thoughts and Prayers Here, Repeat as Often as Necessary
Unless you're an obsessive consumer of school-shooting stories, there's not much in the news today. White House reporters are keeping up the heat on Sarah Huckabee over the Rob Porter…