Archive for July, 2019
DL Open Thread: Thurs., July 11, 2019
Massive Migrant Roundup Coming Sunday. According to the NY Times. Hey, inflicting misery on refugees works great with his base. RWNJ Social Media Trolls PO’d At Trump: The worst of the worst fulminate–why aren’t they invited to WH Social Media Summit? Banks Bail On Struggling Farmers. They’ll still vote for Trump, though. Miss. Candidate For […]
Lions led by sheep
The more I think about the sick state of the Delaware Democratic Party the more I am disgusted by our “leadership.”
John Carney? It is widely accepted that he is a useless turd.
Bethany Hall Long? No apparent interest in anything other than her electoral safety.
Lisa Blunt Rochester? Please. If cowardice had initials they’d be LBR.
Coons? He puts being friends with the creeps on the right above literally EVERYTHING.
Peter C. Schwartzkopf? “A terrible person.” That’s on his business card.
The list goes on and on. If anyone can name one elected Democrat with any power in the state that has a shred of integrity, or an ounce of courage I’d be shocked.
And it is a pity, because
Song of the Day 7/10: The “5” Royales, “Dedicated to the One I Love”
A lot of people think the Shirelles version of this song is the original, but it was merely the first version to hit the charts. Written by Lowman Pauling of the “5” Royales (so billed because another band was also using the name Royales), it was released in 1957. The Shirelles covered it in 1959 […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., July 10, 2019
Medical Marijuana: Great For Pain, Bad For Getting A Job. At least in Delaware. It’s 2019, can’t we get this worked out? Supreme Court To Render Political Corruption Obsolete? It’s picking up the ‘Bridgegate’ appeal, and the decision could well legalize political corruption. In fact, it’s likely. Pa. Rethugs Look To Limit Powers Of Reformist […]
Cuomo gives Dems Green Light to get Trump’s Taxes – Dems Waver
It could be strategy, or it could be stupidity, or it could be plain cowardice. It doesn’t really matter. As long as Democrats don’t do what they were elected to do, the country descends ever deeper into irredeemability.
“Nones” (No Religious Affiliation) America’s largest and fastest growing religious sect
American Mainline and Evangelical Christianity has completely shit the bed, and why not? It has been exposed as the fraudulent scam that it is.
Also, Catholicism isn’t what it used to be. The net/net is that more Americans claim “no religious affiliation” than claimed to be a member of either of those two struggling sects.
So why do Christians still hold outsized political power relative to their size? The answer may surprise you.
Song of the Day 7/9: James Taylor, “Something in the Way She Moves”
El Somnambulo speculated on whether, if the Beatles had never existed, James Taylor would have had a recording career, because his first album was released by Apple Records, the Beatles’ label. That’s hard to determine, because Taylor didn’t become a star until he returned to the U.S. But it’s undeniable that George Harrison wouldn’t have […]
BREAKING: It’s Official. Sarah McBride Running for State Senate!
Here’s the release: STEVE, I have something special to share with you – I’m running for state Senate. All my life, I’ve been an activist who has fought to make my community a better place for everyone to live. This community, this little slice of Delaware, is a special place. It’s where my brothers and I […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., July 9, 2019
Amy McGrath Takes On Mitch McConnell. Saw her on Morning Joe, I was impressed. Pretty Good Chance That Court Could Destroy Obamacare. Two of the three judges are from the Federalist Society. What could go wrong? Miami Herald’s Brilliant Work On Serial Sex Predator Jeffrey Epstein. Does anybody, anybody, doubt that Trump spent a lot […]
BREAKING: Chief Justice Strine To Step Down
Here’s Xerxes Wilson’s story: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/07/08/leo-strine-delaware-supreme-courts-chief-justice-steps-down/1672795001/ Here’s what sucks: Carney will nominate his replacement.
Song of the Day 7/8: Barclay James Harvest, “Titles”
The rom-com “Yesterday” is set in a world in which the Beatles never existed. One of the gags in the film is that, because there were no Beatles, there was therefore no Oasis. Lots of other things wouldn’t exist, either, but topping the list is this, one of Barclay James Harvest’s best-known tunes, the lyrics […]
DL Political Hot-Stove League: The State Senate
‘Hot-stove’ not to be taken literally, of course. But there will be some significant change in the Senate, and I figured that it’s time to talk about it. So today we look at every State Senate district that will be up in 2020, and examine what could happen. Senate District 1: Incumbent Senator Harris B. […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., July 8, 2019
DOJ Seeks ‘Do-Over’ On Census Question. Can’t meet the deadline? Bring in new lawyers and ask for more time. Yo, D’s, you have to meet relentlessness with relentlessness. The Rethugs won’t quit. Looks like you already have. Which Reminds Me. The problem is the timidity of older D officeholders. Because…Reagan. I like this Ryan Grim […]
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