Breaking: Resolution Calling For KHN Resignation Passes NCC Council
By a vote of 10-3, according to the WDEL story. Three no votes were KHN, Bill Powers and Dave Tackett. Karen Hartley-Nagle said prior to the vote that she would…
BREAKING: Sussex County Council Defeats Right-To-Work Ordinance
Looks like the Koch Brothers will need to up the ante: http://www.wdel.com/news/sussex-county-council-votes-against-right-to-work-ordinance/article_e687391a-f564-11e7-9c7f-4b076b3677f5.html 4-1 with only Arlett voting yes. But the no votes were largely driven by a legal opinion, not…
Open Thread Jan. 9: Bad Ideas Abound
Why not Oprah? Lots of reasons, but three of them are named Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and Jenny McCarthy. Of all the many reasons to oppose such an idea, her…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 9, 2018
I'll save the 'unfinished business' threads for others. Here. Here. And...oh, never mind, the News Journal didn't bother. Neither the House nor the Senate has an agenda today. Which gives…
Song Of The Day: Jan. 9, 2018
A great Motown song that I'd never heard before. With a story every bit as fascinating as the song. I'd never heard of Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers, a group…
Pending Comments
I've noticed an uptick in pending comments. If you've taken the time to write a legit comment and you think it is stuck somewhere unjustly let us know with a…
Kathleen Jennings Running For Attorney General
She will be a formidable candidate. Here is the story. Former AG Charles Oberly said today that he would not run and instead would endorse Jennings. Jennings' candidacy also renders…
Open Thread Jan. 8: Oprah Winfrey, Come On Down!
We are well and truly fucked. Oprah Winfrey gave a moving speech at the Golden Globe award show last night, and it's already fueling the "Oprah for President" chatter. This…
Song Of The Day: Jan. 8, 2018
We're gonna have a week of great soul songs that you've never heard. My Secret Soul Source demands anonymity, however he/she insists that I play his/her theme song before sharing…
Open Thread Jan. 7: Trump Would Totally Watch a Gorilla Channel
I've scoured the interwebs all morning but the only interesting thing I've learned is about The Gorilla Channel, and I have only my absence from social media to blame for…
Song Of The Day: Jan. 7, 2018
This elegiac farewell to Lester Young was composed by Charles Mingus shortly after Prez's death, and appeared on his essential Mingus Ah Um album. The musicians: Charles Mingus, bass Horace…
DNC moves to make the Democratic Party more democratic
A DNC "unity" committee recommended the effective abolition of 60 percent of superdelegates back in November. I don't know if the changes have been ratified yet. If the Unity and…
Pax Americana was short-lived and pretty f*cked up, Maybe China will have a better run
Pakistan is ditching the dollar for trade with China — 24 hours after Trump denounced the country A day after President Donald Trump slammed Pakistan on Twitter, the South Asian…