Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 25-March 3, 2022
1. Sen. Bruce Ennis Announces Retirement. Which opens up the SD 14 seat. It has a strong D edge, and should remain in the Democratic column. The only candidate who…
Song of the Day 3/3: Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Exodus”
As might be expected, the Russian war on Ukraine has produced lots of refugees -- more than 1 million so far, according to the United Nations, about 2% of the…
DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 3, 2022
Texas Progressives Surge In Primaries: Progressives did very well in three closely watched congressional races. Greg Casar, a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America, won a landslide victory…
Song of the Day 3/2: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “The Great Gates of Kiev”
Keith Emerson was probably the most technically accomplished keyboard player rock ever saw, and he loved to show off his chops by covering the classics. For The Nice, his band…
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DL Open Thread Wednesday March 2nd 2022
Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union last night. I didn't watch it. As political bloggers go, I guess I am pretty awful. I suppose some other stuff happened…
Dirty Liberals Slashing Joe Biden’s Tires
If you listen to Coons and members of his Toxic Centrist Caucus you will come to believe that all of Joe Biden's problems are rooted in "liberals" and "progressives" asking for too much and not being convincingly sad enough when they got no part of what they asked for.
Also this-> Bye Bye Roe V. Wade!
Huzzah for the party of sober moderation! Vote for the Democrat Party because.... uh...reasons!
Song of the Day 3/1: Paul Simon, “Take Me to the Mardi Gras”
In another sign that the pandemic is slackening, New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras this year after Covid forced last year's cancellation. You can watch some of the parades live…
DL Open Thread Tuesday March 1st 2022
Nobody wants Putin's murderous insanity rewarded, but can we "support" the people of Ukraine without sounding so much like they are an underdog football team playing well in the first…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2022
Some months there's no unifying principle, just a bunch of cool tunes hanging out with each other. This is such a month. Could this be Nathan Arizona's fave for Feb.?:…