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Bethany Hall Long Announces Bid for Delaware Governor

I don’t really care what happened to Columbus statue.  The real question is when is the centerpiece statue of the Aubrey Plaza Plaza being dedicated? 

Whatever happened to those Columbus and Caesar Rodney statues taken down in Wilmington?

19 Comments

  1. jason330
    February 17, 2021,

    Jake Sherman reporting: Leahy set to announce that earmarks are back.

    No private companies. Non profits and localities eligible.

    This is a BIG legislative development. Lots of impacts.
    1) Earmarks help the leadership govern. People who don’t listen to leadership dont get them. People who do, do. Whether you like them or not, that’s true. Helps institute party loyalty.

    2) DeLauro & Leahy gain. As does leadership.

    3) Approps lobbyists will see a jump in biz

    4) What will House and Senate Rs do? Lots of appropriators want earmarks. But will McConnell ban their members from asking for them?

  2. Joe Connor
    February 17, 2021,

    Aubrey could go on the Columbus pedestal it would be a perfect spot overlooking Ursuline where she perfected her trademark sarcastic, smart ass style:). A tribute to rebellious Catholic school kids everywhere!

  4. El Somnambulo
    February 17, 2021,

    Texas ‘leaders’ blame everybody but themselves for pathetic response to frigid weather.

    Greg Abbott blames ‘green energy’:

    https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-blames-texas-power-outages-green-energy-state-depends-gas-1569804

    A Texas Mayor Blames His Constituents. Then Resigns:

    https://kvia.com/news/texas/2021/02/16/texas-mayor-quits-after-calling-residents-are-lazy-and-weak-amid-power-outages-from-storm/

    The real problem? Texas-sized hubris:

    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539130-texas-governor-faces-criticism-over-handling-of-winter-storm-fallout

    An excerpt:

    “The outages this week can be tied to deregulation, as well as Texas being unique in having a power grid contained in the state, cutting it off from help from other parts of the country when there is a power shortage or outage. In addition, many power plants are not equipped to operate in temperatures this cold.

    “Texas is pretty much an electric power island, you can’t go get more when you need it, and that’s on purpose, so Texas sets the rules for how Texas operates,” Robert Cullick, a former utility executive at Austin Energy, told The Hill Tuesday.”

  5. Alby
    February 17, 2021,

    They ripped off Aubrey Plaza Plaza from my former Minister of Culture.

    • jason330
      February 17, 2021,

      That’s not possible because I thought of it in 2009

      • Alby
        February 17, 2021,

        Perhaps, but we broadcasted it repeatedly.

        • jason330
          February 17, 2021,

          He probably beat me to it. But anyway.. this must happen.

  6. mediawatch
    February 17, 2021,

    Jennings has more solid thoughts in a half-hour than Carney would have in two full terms.

  7. John Kowalko
    February 17, 2021,

    In memoriam to Limbaugh I’m starting a “Go-Fund-Me” to raise money to purchase a lifetime daily supply of cigars for Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and even Lou Dobbs. (may Dobbs’ career rest in peace).

    John Kowalko

  8. bamboozer
    February 17, 2021,

    Am I alone in wanting a Viking Funeral for Limbaugh? The idea is to burn it and sink it to the bottom of the ocean, apologies to the fish in advance. That and I Revenella is back and feisty as ever. Cool.

    • jason330
      February 17, 2021,

      Far too goo for him. Dump him on a trash pile outside Buenos Aires

  10. De
    February 18, 2021,

    BHL: I’m Gona be the next governor

    Kathy Jennings: Aw that’s cute. Hold my ber

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