Coons Saves America With Bipartisan Urging
The American republic, in dire peril of collapsing into a one-party Third World-style autocracy, was saved today by Sen. Chris Coons and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who released a bipartisan…
Rhetorical Shots Fired, Facts Injured in Gun Debate
State lawmakers are getting testy over gun-control legislation, at least on Facebook. Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News has the story of the spat between State Sen. Dave Lawson…
March 27 Open Thread: Surf’s Up
A blue wave in November is pretty much a given at this point, but will it be big enough for Democrats to retake the House? A new report says it…
Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 27, 2018
A quick wrap-up from last Thursday, starting with the comprehensive Session Activity Report. I will only note the passage of HB 144 (Osienski) in the Senate. Why? Because even what…
Song Of The Day: March 27, 2018
This song was supposedly written as Lou Reed observed Andy Warhol and Warhol's denizens at the Factory. The weird piano sound is due to the fact that paper clips were…
Pete Peterson Is Gone, But His Bad Ideas Live On in Carper
The patron saint of Delaware Democrats, Peter G. "Pete" Peterson, died last week. He's the former Nixon commerce secretary who made his billions co-founding the Blackstone Group, one of Wall…
March 26 Open Thread: Big Bust Might Lead to Big Bust
The March for Our Lives turnout exceeded my expectations, and produced hours of riveting testimonials from children about the effects shooting have on their lives. That's unbeatable TV, and the…
Dave McBride & Greg Lavelle: Twin Executioners Of Assault Weapons Ban?
Let's first state the obvious: The so-called leader of the Delaware State Senate has given the finger to every student, family and person who took part in the March For…
Song Of The Day: March 26, 2018
We're stickin' with yesterday's theme for one more day. This song is too good to pass up:
Coons “concerned” about Bolton
Coons presents himself as a bloodthirsty hawk, out to lay waste to enemies of Israel, and yet he thinks Bolton might be too belligerent.
Stormy Daniels on 60 Minutes Tonight – so what?
Everyone knows that Trump is an adulterous a-hole. For evangelical Christians, it simply doesn't matter. They like him anyway.
For many sane Americans, the Stormy Daniels 60 Minutes interview scheduled to air tonight will not make us think that Trump is more of an adulterous a-hole then we already knew him to be.
So what is the point? Why is this such a big deal? I have some thoughts on that of my own - but I'm seriously asking. Will this interview change anything?
Kerri Harris’ Common Sense Gun Violence Reduction Agenda
One puppy dies in an overhead compartment and the US Senate immediately considers legislation to protect these "family members." One deadly school shooting per week since Jan 1, 2018 and Tom Carper doesn't lift a goddam finger.
These common sense items proposed by Kerri Harris are proven to reduce gun violence in states where they have been implemented.
Song Of The Day: March 25, 2018
Can't think of a more perfect song for today: