2018 – Page 57 – Delaware Liberal

Don’t Give Up

By Alby June 26, 20183 Comments

I know it looks bleak. But remember that the system was set up to reflect the will of the people. A minority government can only hold out so long, and…

June 26 Open Thread: Orange Pig Attacks Noisy Hogs

By Alby June 26, 20187 Comments

By which I mean Trump attacked Harley Davidson for moving some of its production to Europe in response to retaliatory tariffs imposed in Trump's trade war. This, naturally, prompted a…

Chris Coons, Mr. Quick Study

By Alby June 26, 20183 Comments

You can't slip anything past Sen. Chris Coons. He sat for an interview yesterday with WDEL, in which he said -- better sit down -- that Trump needs to be…

Supreme Court Goes Rogue

By El Somnambulo June 26, 20188 Comments

With its illegitimate justice, Neil Gorsuch, deciding these 5-4 cases: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-upholds-trump-travel-ban-n873441 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/opinion/supreme-court-american-express.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-texas-gerrymandering.html More outrages to come, no doubt.

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues. June 26, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 26, 20182 Comments

This lame session of the General Assembly limps towards its merciful conclusion four session days hence. T, W, Th, and Saturday. If any historians have the stomach to look back,…

Song Of The Day: June 26, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 26, 2018

Nobody who saw Bonnie Raitt at the beginning of her career will ever forget this one. Safe to say that her muse did not stem from a high school creative…

Wagner’s Disgrace Is Big Boost for Davies

By Alby June 25, 201865 Comments

Today's Department of Labor ruling in favor of Kathleen Davies in her dispute with her former boss, Auditor Tom Wagner, was no doubt satisfying for her in a professional sense.…

The Civility Police only ever police liberals

By jason330 June 25, 201821 Comments

Civility only matters if it invloves liberals. Only liberals needs to know all the archane rules of the road. For non-liberals, it is a fucking free for all. Yell "LIAR!"…

June 25 Open Thread: I Say, My Good Man, Jailing Babies Seems Not Quite Cricket

By Alby June 25, 201814 Comments

The headline is my crack at showing the proper level of civility apparently required when pointing out to certain of our fellow citizens that they are monsters -- a notion…

Song Of The Day: June 25, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 25, 2018

It's double entendre week here at DL. Got some great ones picked out. But feel free to share yours. Here's a song that's no doubt about cows and butter:

A song for the Trumpers in your life

By jason330 June 24, 20183 Comments

https://youtu.be/2rGypxyL-h0 I heard this at Eschaton, and had to share it here.

June 24 Open Thread: No Dinner For Sarah

By Alby June 24, 20184 Comments

Most people prefer simple narratives to complex ones, which is why Nicholas Sparks sells a lot more novels than, say, David Foster Wallace. It's also why, amid the falling debris…

Dear Media Concern Trolls,

By jason330 June 24, 201814 Comments

Go fuck yourselves. Your whole sham pundit career is built on telling Democrats what they shouldn't do, how they shouldn't react, because it will "help" Republicans. Have you ever listened…