DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Newly-Released Bodycam Video ‘Refutes’ Police’s Initial Account Of Fatal Shooting Of Lymond Moses “They were not in harm’s way at all. They were not in harm’s way. And that refutes…
Song of the Day 3/16: Bill Parsons, “She Blinded Me With Science”
Maybe Thomas Dolby is the reason Republicans distrust science -- they're afraid it will make them go blind. I like covers that show a different side of a familiar song,…
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
We can't let last Thursday's session go w/o mentioning the latest musings of Delaware's Least Woke (Awake?) legislator. SB 56 (Sturgeon), which 'codifies the Opportunity Fund, an additional source of…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
As the Acting Chairman of the Mid-Delaware Mike Ramone Haters Club, I fully endorse this attempt to make Ramone account for his abuse of office. Murkowski won as a write…
Song of the Day 3/15: Emma Swift, “Queen Jane Approximately”
Australian singer-songwriter Emma Swift, who works out of Nashville, released a well-received album of Bob Dylan covers last August, "Blonde on the Tracks," that I only caught up with because…
DL Open Thread: Monday the Ides of March, 2021
"WAP" (an acronym for "Wet-Ass Pussy") was performed on the Grammy's last night by Cardi B, and Megan Thee Stallion. I'm not qualified to discuss the musical merits, but anything…
DL Open Thread Sunday, March 14, 2021
Among the generally strong reviews of Joe Biden's first presidential address, a few pundits are pointing out that the most important part wasn't even spoken out loud: The overthrow of…
The Last Guy can’t even fuck up the GOP correctly
Mired in legal battles, and his fundraising slowing to a trickle, TLG is looking more like the floundering loser he is and less like a king maker. He backed away…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 13, 2021
Kentucky Senate Outlaws Saying Something That Might Hurt Cops' Feelings: Kentucky’s Republican-majority Senate on Thursday moved forward a bill that would make it easier to arrest protesters for insulting a…
Song of the Day 3/12: Sturgill Simpson, “In Bloom”
I guess it's my week for country-adjacent covers of rock songs. Sturgill Simpson turns Nirvana's tuneful grunge-pop nugget into a power ballad that builds to a horn-embellished climax worth of…
Republicans planning to “opt out” on infrastructure
It would be great if voting against the upcoming infrastructure package was framed as opting your sate or district out of the infrastructure bill. It would be even better if…
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 12, 2021
Dominion Just Might Win All Those Lawsuits. Can you say 'proof of damages'? In case you're wondering who Dominion is suing, wonder no more. There will be more. Sen. Rick…
Breaking: Coons (not) Shocking Morning Joe Appearance
Coons just managed to get through an entire Morning Joe package without mentioning bipartisanship or attacking liberals.I was all set to hit send on this dumb little post and Coons mentioned that his efforts to expand national service are bi-partisan. "...and this has been bipartisan, as you know in the last congress Senator Wicker and I had 16 Senators, eight from each party, join in supporting a bill to significantly expand Americore." The dream of the Super Secret Bi-Partisan Caucus lives on.