Archive for December, 2019
Biden’s Delusions of Comity Reach New Level
Maybe now people will understand why Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed Joe Biden for president. Biden, who served loyally as Obama’s vice president, told a New Hampshire town hall last night that he’d be open to putting a Republican on the ticket as his own veep. The audience didn’t take him seriously at first. “The answer […]
Announcing The 2019 MVP’s (Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause)!
OK, I had 11, and all are worthy. At Kevin Ohlandt’s suggestion, I also looked at Amy Roe and Sara Bucic. Their contribution has been tremendous, but they should have been on last year’s list. Mea culpa. Here we go: 10 (tie). Delaware Democratic Party/Kerri Harris. The two are intertwined. Erik Raser-Schramm and Jesse Chadderdon […]
Song of the Day 12/31: Aqua String Band, “Auld Lang Syne”
As a poem, “Auld Lang Syne” dates to 1788, when Robert Burns sent it to the Scots Musical Museum with a note that read, “”The following song, an old song, of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript until I took it down from an old man.” It […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of The Decade: The Top Twenty!!
This time with a complete Spotify list of the whole megillah! But first, once again for you latecomers, all that has preceded the climax!: Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE 100-81! ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE: #’s 80-61! ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE: #’s 40-21! 20. (2017) I love the David Lynch vibe […]
So They Beat On, Boats Against the Current
Most people who aren’t members of Cult 45 can see that Donald Trump and the GOP are peddling an idealized past to enchant their supporters. But the same people seem blind to the fact that centrist Democrats are doing the same thing. Granted, their fictional past is more limited in scope, but Joe Biden and […]
Song of the Day 12/30: Kai Winding, “Time Is On My Side”
This one’s for Nancy Pelosi. Everybody recognizes this as a Rolling Stones song or, among soul music buffs, a track by Irma Thomas. But the first to record this tune by Jerry Ragovoy, the same guy who wrote “Piece of My Heart,” was jazz trombonist Kai Winding, in 1963. The title phrase and “you’ll come […]
Coons votes for deep to cuts to Medicare & Medicaid
Never forget that on November 4th, Coons joined with the GOP to make automatic cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. A handful of Senate Democrats joined forces with Republicans last week to advance sweeping budget legislation that would establish an “automatic deficit-reduction process” that could trigger trillions of dollars in cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., Dec. 30, 2019
How Corporate Lobbyists Won The Day On Trump’s Tax Cuts. It wasn’t just the bill itself, it’s how they hijacked the rules-making process. Bottom line?: Virtually none of the projected $150 billion in new corporate taxes will ever be collected. The Meeting Where Trump Became The Religious Right’s Savior. Don’t know how I missed this […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE: #’s 40-21!
40. (2016) The other song that may, or may not, have made the list if not for the video. I’m more certain about this one, though: 39. (2016) 38. (2016) My youngest daughter turned me on to this Oregon-based band. They put on a great concert. And this song is an anthem: 37. (2014) 36. […]
Song of the Day 12/29: Jefferson Airplane, “Volunteers”
Some political scientists say the U.S. meets all the conditions for a country on the brink of a revolution. Much as I’d like to believe it, I’ve heard all that before. The last time the country was on the brink of a revolution was 50 years ago, when the peace movement realized that love was, […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., Dec. 29, 2019
Employers Stop At Nothing To Destroy Unions. Including scores of illegal activities. The key findings: The data show that U.S. employers are willing to use a wide range of legal and illegal tactics to frustrate the rights of workers to form unions and collectively bargain. Employers are charged with violating federal law in 41.5% of […]
Song of the Day 12/28: The Clash, “Revolution Rock”
We’re creeping up on the 40th anniversary of the U.S. release of “London Calling,” the double album that validated punk as an essential rock genre while simultaneously transcending it by employing all the musical influences punk was supposed to scorn and supplant. Jamaican music was heavily represented, by both originals and a pair of covers, […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., Dec. 28, 2019
Federal Reserve: Trump’s Trade War Backfired. When you think about it, that’s a dog-bites-man story if ever there was one. Some Cracks In The White Evangelical Community? Yes, question is, will the movement grow? Worth reading. Still a drop in the bucket, though… ‘Freaking Evil’. The war criminal pardoned by, and now campaigning with, Trump, […]
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