2018 – Page 91 – Delaware Liberal

March 12 Open Thread: The Resistance Has Legs, and Knows How to Use Them

By Alby March 12, 2018

The mainstream media has made a gazillion trips to "middle America" trying to understand Trump voters (pro tip, journalists: They're stupid, no other explanation needed), but this article makes the…

Song Of The Day: March 12, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 12, 2018

Hey, it's my Birthday Week, and I'm gonna celebrate it with some Stephen Sondheim. He's on my Musical Mount Rushmore. I've perhaps spent more time listening to Sondheim than any…

March 11 Open Thread: Some Delaware Democrats Don’t Like Democracy

By Alby March 11, 2018

The News Journal's Scott Goss looked at how how DEDO's replacement, the Delaware Prosperity Partnership, operates, and found there's a reason their board meetings aren't open to the public: They…

Song Of The Day: March 11, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 11, 2018

This one's for Alby. Reminds me of 'Blinded By the Light':

March 10 Open Thread: Greedy Landowners Sue NCCo

By Alby March 10, 2018

Supporting "farmland preservation" has become a routine position for Delaware politicians, and with good reason: Farmers love it because they get lots of money and don't have to give up…

Song Of The Day: March 10, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 10, 2018

Well, these guys were never posers. Dave & Phil Alvin used to travel from campsite to campsite with their father, who was a union organizer. They snuck into small clubs…

Carper And Coons: ‘The Real Enemy Isn’t The Banks. It’s…Elizabeth Warren’

By El Somnambulo March 10, 2018

Yep, the DINO senators who voted to radically reduce oversight of some of the biggest and most corrupt financial institutions are blaming Elizabeth Warren for outing them. By name. I…

Open Thread March 9: Master Negotiator? No, Master Baiter

By Alby March 9, 2018

I have actually read Republican dipshits talking about Donald Trump's skill at negotiations. This is perhaps the biggest lie Trump tells about himself -- quick, name a business he's been…

Delaware Political Weekly: March 2-8, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 9, 2018

1. Miro Retires, D Primary Set In RD 22. One of the worst-kept political secrets in Dover is secret no more. State Rep. Joe Miro announced yesterday that he would…

Song Of The Day: March 9, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 9, 2018

They put the 'psycho' in psychobilly. Ladeez & Gentlemen, Lux Interior, Poison Ivy and the Cramps:

Miro continues the stampede for the Leg Hall exit

By jason330 March 8, 2018

State Rep. Joseph Miro on Thursday joined a growing number of state legislators who plan to retire at the end of their current term. "I want to spend more time…

March 8 Open Thread: Out of the Mouths of Babes

By Alby March 8, 2018

Quote of the day comes from David Hogg, the 17-year-old Parkland massacre survivor who quickly became a target of the NRA for daring to speak against Moloch, the Gun God.…

Ernesto Lopez could lose and not much would change

By jason330 March 8, 2018

Someone who may have an interest in me not liking former Sussex County Administrator David “Dave” Baker says that Baker coud easily be the Senate's Chamber of Commerce representative. The Bryon Short of the State Senate, if you will.