DL Open Thread: Friday, November 5, 2021
Big Pharma Breaks Lobbying Spending Records To Fight Drug Pricing Initiatives. They've already got Carper and Coons in their pockets--although maybe they can rustle up some spare change to further…
Election Analysis
The nothing that Biden has accomplished is too far to the left and that scared the white Virginia people. So now he needs to be mean to AOC in public and accomplish even more nothing, so Democrats can run on nothing in the mid-terms and win by not being scary leftists.
Put me on TV! I can do this.
#winning
Is There a Christo-Fascist/White Power Cell Operating Within the Delaware State Police?
Having lost to Chris Coons by 59.4% to 37.9%, Delaware's most prominent Republican and the defacto leader of the DEGOP, Lauren Witzke, now claims to have asked the Delaware State Police…
RIP: Governor Ruth Ann Minner
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2021/11/04/governor-ruth-ann-minner-delaware-dies/6285935001: Delaware's first and only female governor Ruth Ann Minner has died at the age of 86 after living a "truly remarkable story of triumph in the face of adversity,"…
Witzke Needs to Be Locked Up Under DE Code Title11, § 1245A
Where the FUCK is Kathleen Jennings on this? Witzke needs to be charged and locked up...today! So far, can find nothing re: State Police response to the Crazy Lady....however,…
Song of the Day 11/4: Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin”
David Chase, creator of "The Sopranos," has at last cleared up any confusion about the series' controversial final scene, which aired more than 14 years ago. Though he once sort…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Opinion: D's Have To Confront Rethugs' Relentlessly Racist Dog-Whistles. It's been the R strategy since Nixon, and it works when D's ignore it: Crucially, the Republican nominee, Glenn Youngkin, was…
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
This essay, by Italian economist Carlo Cipolla, has been around since 1976, but it remains fundamental to the understanding of human society and its defining characteristic, stupidity. Everyone should read…
Song of the Day 11/3: Five Man Electrical Band, “Signs”
Before I left America, I noticed that most stores, and virtually every restaurant, had a "help wanted" sign in the window. The situation is so dire, some internet wag noted,…
Republicans Do GOTV 24/7/365 – Democrats Do GOTV on Election Day
For the GOP, everything is "Get out the Vote" . Every lying facebook post, all the dumb anti-mask rallies, and every policy decision. It is all about getting the base fired up. Republicans never say "but we might lose some moderate Republicans" because they know the moderates will come along. What choice do they have?
Democrats dither, delay and debate. Democrats think the base will come along, because what choice do they have? Democrats can't acknowledge the base because they would push them off their message of obsequious unending compromise. Also we nominate wishy-washy centrist who couldn't put together an inspiring message if all the pieces were numbered and came with IKEA directions. It makes us bad at the pace and volume of modern politics.
The Trumper won in Virginia and is close in New Jersey. Good news for Trump.
The FIRST Irregular Delaware Political Weekly For 2021-22!
The legislative maps are officially locked in. Meaning it's Open Season for political junkies. Let's go! 1. The Announced Legislative Retirees: (The Disgraced/Disgraceful) Rep. Gerald Brady. His behavior guaranteed that…
Song of the Day 11/2: The Reds, Pinks and Purples, “Last Summer in a Rented Room”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Glenn Donaldson works hard to craft the blend of guitar jangle and atmospheric dream pop that makes his band, the Reds, Pinks and Purples, sound…
Virginia Voters Seem Evenly Split – Princess Blanding’s Third Party Bid Could Play a Factor
538's latest polls show 47.9% for Youngkin, 47% for McClintonite, and 1-2% for Princess Blanding of the Liberation Party. (The Center Square) – Although most of the talk around Virginia’s…