Song of the Day 11/12: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Lucky Man”
Before ELP released this track in 1970, the Moog synthesizer was a wall-sized curiosity used mainly for sound effects. Keith Emerson changed all that in about 32 bars, starting during…
The Joe Biden vs Chris Coons approach to the failure of bipartisanship
Both Biden and Coons think that there is some special potency to their brand of bipartisanship, but there are differences in how both men explain away the ongoing ineffectiveness of bipartisanship.
For both of them, bipartisanship is a magic key that will unlock every door and solve every problem, but when bipartisanship inevitably fails as it always does in the age of Rove/Bush/Trump/McConnell, Coons typically believes that the pursuit of bipartisanship by Democrats wasn't obsequious enough. Coons views the failure of bipartisanship as a failure of Democrats to compromise sufficiently.
Biden, on the other hand, simply misremembers the past and lives in a fantasy world in which bipartisanship always works in spite of 30 years of evidence to the contrary.
Matt Viser ✔ @mviser Joe Biden remarks that he called about a dozen Senate Republicans to encourage them to vote on Merrick Garland. Then he says with Trump gone, Republicans will again find political courage. Left unsaid: Republicans stalled on Garland before Trump was nominated, or elected.
DL Open Thread: Tues., Nov. 12, 2019
Trump Plans To Ban Science From Public Health Rules Process. No inconvenient truths for Trump. Come to think of it, that's his principal operating principle. White House Feud Threatens Trump…
Tweet of the Day
https://twitter.com/jestershead/status/1193123389302554624
Song of the Day 11/11: Eric Burdon and the Animals, “Sky Pilot”
In a way, this 1968 anti-war song was evidence that public opinion had turned against American involvement in Vietnam. Eric Burdon and the Animals didn't exactly have a peace-loving hippie…
DL Open Thread: Mon., Nov. 11, 2019
Delaware, Biden And Banking. A must-read, not so much for the Biden stuff, which we're starting to learn, but also for an overview of how Delaware became the Delaware that…
Distasteful Liberalism
All the smart centrists agree, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is bad for the Dem brand among the rurals. What plays in the Bronx doesn't play in Iowa. That's a rule, right?
Democrats must keep watering down the Dem message. It isn't 99.9% water yet. - Senator Chris Coons (paraphrased)
Song of the Day 11/10: The Doobie Brothers, “Jesus Is Just Alright”
Kanye West is raising hackles these days not just for supporting Donald Trump but Jesus as well, revealing a glaring hole in his understanding of both, but it's not as…
DL Open Thread: Sun., Nov. 10, 2019
Pity The Poor Billionaires. Finally, a debate over the role of billionaires in America. Something tells me that 'Save the Billionaires' is not a winning rally cry. In fact, they…
Trump Losing Streak Continues As He Jinxes the Crimson Tide
The stench of losing hangs heavy on the head that wears the combover. Donald Trump finally found a sports crowd that wouldn't boo him, but his attendance at Alabama's football…
Joe DiStefano Sums Up All the Biden Sleaze Delawareans Have Ignored for 40 Years
Joe DiStefano, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and News-Journal alumnus, has written a piece so damning of Joe Biden's soft corruption that it can't help but damn our entire state government philosophy…
Song of the Day 11/9: John Prine, “That’s How Every Empire Falls”
I probably feature John Prine more often that some people would like, but this is the rare Prine tune that he didn't write himself, though he did sign its composer,…
DL Open Thread: Sat., Nov. 9, 2019
Bolton Vs. Mulvaney? Considering that Mulvaney was catering to the President's every whim, it's really Bolton vs. Trump. No wonder Mulvaney is trying every trick to avoid testifying. Jordan To…