WDEL: Coons To Take Leadership Role Of ‘Progressive’ Organization From Jack Markell
I can't make this up. Who is this Sean Greene who wrote this joke of a story?: Delaware Senator Chris Coons will step into a role held by former Governor…
DL Open Thread Thursday, May 13, 2021
Israel and the Palestinians are fighting again. This is news in the same sense that the weather is news -- the particulars change, and sometimes there's a hurricane, but the…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 13, 2021
Let's see if I've got this straight. According to Matt Bittle's story on the committee hearing for SB 108, prime sponsor Sen. Bryant Richardson whined that he had a conflict…
Pfffttt….yeah, right…”dozens”
Until I see some legitimate action, the "GOP Rationals" are as imaginary to me as Big Foot & Jesus.
Dozens of Republicans are planning to call for reforms amid escalating divisions within their party and are threatening to form a separate group if GOP members do not break away from former President Trump. The more than 100 former Republican officials are expected to release their demands in a letter on Thursday titled "A Call For American Renewal," according to plans shared with Reuters and later reported by NBC News. The letter states that Republicans must "either reimagine a party dedicated to our founding ideals or else hasten the creation of such an alternative,” according to NBC News.
Song of the Day 5/12: Tré Burt, “Under the Devil’s Knee”
Protest songs are pretty common, but really effective ones are not. I heard this the other night on the folk show on WXPN, and I think it belongs in the…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
I'm really enjoying Matt Bittle's blow-by-blow descriptions of the gun control hearings. He lets the witnesses speak for themselves. He's worth the subscription, which is why I have one. The…
DL Open Thread Wednesday May 12th 2021
Once you’re fully vaccinated, your chances of getting a serious case of COVID-19 are vanishingly small:
Also, There is essentially no outdoor transmission of Covid-19.
Jane Brady attached the DEGOP to "patriot" candidates in order to scoop up some unearned electoral glory. How did that work for you, Jane?
But first, read Heather Cox Richardson's post on the Liz Cheney's speech last night and leadership vote scheduled for today.
Delaware Voters to MAGA Candidates: FUCK OFF!
I don't have all the numbers but based on FB posts, the MAGA dipshits/Q-anon racists & homophobes got their asses handed to them.
Patriots for Delaware -- a hard-right organization that attracts the most hateful wing of the GOP -- pushed four candidates up and down the state in Red Clay, Brandywine, Woodbridge, and Cape Henlopen. As of this writing, all four of their endorsed candidates lost. - Mike Mathews Via FBSo much for the News Journal's "rising conservative movement".
What happens if Republicans never certify a Democratic win ever again?
The GOP is now the party of white supremacists and billionaire donors. It's the party of gerrymandering, false accusations of election fraud, and voter suppression. It's the party of Donald…
Coons Condemns Hamas Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks on Muslim Protesters outside Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
This is your US Senator.
Song of the Day 5/11: Randy Rainbow, “Clang, Clang, Clang Went Josh Hawley”
Randy Rainbow, like the rest of the media, has mostly moved on from the Last Guy and has now focused his attention on the lesser imps and demons who populate…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The next two weeks may well be the key to the entire Session. Other than the money bills, if you want to have the General Assembly consider serious legislation this…
DL Open Thread Tuesday May 11th 2021
This is some lazy ass reporting by the News Journal's Sarah Gamard. I mean how does she get through the whole thing without ever mentioning the fact that Delaware's minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.23 per hour? TWO dollars and twenty three cents a fucking hour. Is it possible that the laughable peanuts the Restaurant Association members want to pay their servants has anything to do with the situation?
Fuck you, Delaware Restaurant Association and your preposterous drivel that News Journal reporters relay uncritically. Fuck you very much. Also, get your shit together, Sarah. If you couldn't find someone who could have easily debunked the Chamber's horse shit, I'd say you were't looking very hard.
But first... get your ass to the polls today.