Archive for June, 2021
Song of the Day 6/30: Todd Snider, “Can’t Complain”
Like his onetime mentor John Prine, Todd Snider’s songs, built from simple chords and clever lyrics, fall into a category between folk and country that the label “Americana” doesn’t quite capture. He’s been recording since 1994, but I only learned about him because Spotify informed me that, given my love for Prine, I’d probably like […]
Rest in Justice: Jim Young, Founding PDD Member and Great Guy
Jim was one of the early Howard Dean Meetup-ers and helped us get PDD off the ground when the Dean campaign ended. He was a clear thinking, tough-minded liberal who always took on more than his fair share.
I got this notification from 9th RD Chair, Kevin Caneco.
It is with great sadness, I bring news tonight that Jim Young, lion of the 8th RD, has passed.
Jim was a long time member and leader within the Delaware Democratic Party, and more importantly, a loving Dad, neighbor, and community leader.
I remember meeting Jim when I first joined the RD and how welcoming he was to me and my family. He wanted to tell me all about the MOT community and to make sure I supported the local library! Jim was one of a kind, a quiet, competent, driven individual who had nothing to prove in a world where egos can seem to be everywhere. He cared about his community, his country, and his party. I will miss Jim, and I know you all will as well.
As more information comes out about his services, we will be sure to pass it on.
Kevin Caneco
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Awake yet? We’re not talking Countdown To Ecstasy. We’re talking Countdown To Inevitability. A relatively drama-free June 30. We don’t yet know whether the Senate will take up the magazine ban bill that the House weakened. We don’t yet know whether the manufactured homeowners will prevail over the residents (two bills were laid on the […]
DL Open Thread June 30th 2021 – Openest of Open Threads
Yeah, this open thread last sold 8 years ago for $290,000 but we have had a lot of interest in it. A lot.
We’ll be looking at multiple offers and even though it is listed at $350,000 we think it might go for $425,0000.
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Let’s see…I’ve got my cold-brewed coffee w/oat milk at the ready, facing at least two hours of cogent analysis and unrelenting snark…let’s DO this! The Bill Mill is grinding overtime today, with multiple agendas in each chamber, and multiple consent agendas (meaning one yes vote can pass multiple bills). Of major note: The Bond Bill […]
Song of the Day 6/29: OMC, “How Bizarre”
This was the song of the summer 24 years ago, when it was inescapable on radio and MTV. Despite never being released as a single, it topped Billboard’s airplay chart in summer 1997, after reaching No. 1 first in the group’s native New Zealand, then in Australia and several European countries. OMC was started as […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday June 29th 2021
The last guy had horrible, unpopular ideas. And yet he got some shit done because he didn’t spend anytime trying to cajole or bargain with any mother-fuckers. Also in today’s open thread – gun violence that happens to other people, giving $19 million in tax money away to a massively wealthy Chinese drug Co., and being maskless was nice while it lasted.
Poof! There goes his Presidency – Biden has no fucking leverage whatsoever
He is so fucking thirsty for Coonsian Bipartisanship that McConnell has him by the balls in a is squeezing. It is nauseating to watch. McConnell attacks Democrats’ infrastructure strategy, threatening deal despite Biden’s olive branch to GOP President Joe Biden walked back a threat to veto the bipartisan deal unless Democrats’ plan is also passed, […]
What I Want Done (And Not Done) In The Next Two Legislative Days
Everybody has their wish-list. Here’s mine. I’m limiting this to those items that conceivably could be done before the conclusion of this legislative session. So, I’m not including pot legalization or Sen. Lockman’s admirable and ambitious police accountability bill. It’s not that long a list: I want to see the House pass SB 147 and […]
DL Open Thread Monday June 28th 2021 – Biden Badly Bungles Bridge Buttressing Bill
Lucy is always going to pull that football away. You and I see it so clearly, but Biden, Coons and the entire DC media thinks that if only Charlie Brown just tried a little harder… Biden shift reassures Republican senators on bipartisan infrastructure deal President Biden appears to have salvaged a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan […]
God (or whatever) Bless The Boris Johnson Administration for popularizing “Omnishambles”
The U.K.’s health minister, Matt Hancock, resigned this weekend after footage of him kissing and embracing an aide in his office was leaked to a tabloid newspaper [The Sun]. The story has many bizarre and alarming facets. • Hancock was already reeling from an earlier leak which showed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson described him […]
Song of the Day 6/27: Mumford and Sons, “Hopeless Wanderer”
Mumford and Sons, the British band that soared to popularity a decade ago by dressing up like farmers and playing Americana, hit the news this week when their banjo player left the band because, basically, he’s a right-wing dude-bro, and fans weren’t happy about it. Winston Marshall, 33, the group’s co-founder and a self-described “trustafarian,” […]
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