DL Open Thread: Sat., March 21, 2020
Trump's Press Conferences Are Nothing But Propaganda. They've become like his campaign rallies, and I think the networks should stop showing them live. He just pounds the same lies into…
Song of the Day 3/20: Ringo Starr, “Back Off Boogaloo”
Six feet, people, six feet! If someone is closer than that, tell them to back off. Adding the "boogaloo" is optional. This was Ringo Starr's second solo single, after "It…
Mr. (P)Resident: Mobilize The Military And The Factories NOW!
You have the power. You have the authority. If indeed we are swimming in masks and tests, as you claim, then mobilize the military to deliver them. They can deliver…
DL Open Thread: Fri., March 20, 2020
'We're Not A Shipping Clerk'. Of course not. Not at a time when there is a critical shortage of surgical masks, testing equipment, and ventilators at medical facilities facing the…
BREAKING: Senate D’s Propose Student Loan Relief During Crisis
A minimum of $10K per student, plus relief during the duration of the coronavirus crisis: https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/03192020%20Student%20Loan%20Payment%20Relief%20Summary.pdf This provides relief in an area where it is desperately needed. Senators Schumer, Warren,…
Delaware Political Weekly…Occasionally
Hey, we're in the strangest of times. But the political calendar doesn't grind to a halt...even if elements of campaigns do, or at least morph into something else altogether. I've…
Song of the Day 3/19: The Clash, “Lost in the Supermarket”
Minnesota and Vermont have designated grocery store workers emergency personnel, making them eligible for free child care. While we rightly praise health-care personnel, grocery workers come into contact with hundreds…
DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 19, 2020
Virus Expands Exponentially. Response Doesn't. Yesterday, we were at 6496 cases and 114 deaths. We're now at 9415 cases and 150 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins conavirus map. The…
The Covid-19 Threeway: Coons + Azar + Fox News
When all of this is over, there will be an accounting. We'll know who told the truth, who lied. We'll know who helped put Trump's players in place, and Chris Coons' name will be on the wrong side of the ledger.
LAURA INGRAHAM (HOST): And Mr. Secretary, finally, I just want to say, I know you are working -- and all of you are -- like 24/7. I mean, it's a lot, and thank you for what you're doing. You take a lot of grief, as does the entire administration, the president right in front, so thank you for your work on behalf of the American people. We are praying for you and for the recovery of all of those afflicted. ALEX AZAR: Thank you, Laura. Thanks for all you do also to keep us all informed.
Legislative Session Postponed Indefinitely
Just got this email from the House Democratic caucus: In response to ongoing concerns about the Coronavirus pandemic, House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf and Senate President Pro Tempore David McBride announced…
Narcissistic Imbecile President Reverses Himself Completely On COVID-19 : ‘A Lot Of People Are Going To Die’
For over 60 days Trump and his minions called the coronavirus a new hoax against him to take down his presidency. When he finally went on national television to discuss…
BONUS EPISODE – Tiocfaidh ár lá (w/Nick Beard)
Ed Note: I'm going to go ahead post this here. Commenters who have been invited to comment elsewhere are still so invited. BONUS EPISODE - Tiocfaidh ár lá…
Song of the Day 3/18: Paul Simon, “The Boy in the Bubble”
I think Bubble Boy is the only person who won't have to change his routine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy5T6s25XK4 The third single from Simon's 1986 "Graceland" album, co-written with Forere Motloheloa, who plays…