DL Open Thread: Friday, August 19, 2022
How Russian Spies Misread Ukraine And Misled the Kremlin. Faulty intelligence is not, as it turns out, the exclusive domain of the U. S.: KYIV, Ukraine —In the final days…
Coons’ Chickenshit Response to Chuck Grassley Fails to Mention Grassley
Coons is getting shit for his mewling obsequiousness in the face of Grassley's insane rant telling Fox News' national audience that IRS agents are going to be busting down the…
Song of the Day 8/18: Patty Griffin, “Be Careful”
From a political standpoint, the end of Roe v. Wade has been a boon for Democrats. From a practical standpoint it's causing, and will continue to cause, misery, injury and…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 18, 2022
Trump Goes After FBI. Trying to attack the most culturally-conservative, white Christian, Fed agency is kinda ironic: Historically, though, the F.B.I. has been arguably the most culturally conservative and traditionally…
Highland Bunker Podcast Sponsoring Canvass/Cookout for DeShanna Neal
This looks fun. Learn about how the WFP's campaigns are delivering the "pain" to all the right people. Talk to "Bill" of the famous Highlands Bunker 'Kathy v Kathy' series.…
Chris Coons Mum on GOP Senator’s Violent, Unhinged IRS Claims
Always quick to praise his GOP friends, Chris Coons has no comment on his buddy, Chuck Grassley's, claim that IRA strike forces armed with AR's will soon be knocking down…
Signs and Sighs
I happened to drive into Delaware on 113 skirting past Selbyville, Frankfort, Dagsboro, Millsboro, Georgetown, Milford. Then Rt 1 through Kent and into my slice of Southern NCC. Here are…
Phrase of the Week: The walls are closing In
My main man, and traitor to his class, FDR, was the first to use of the idiomatic phrase, "the walls are closing in on.." The newspaper clipping below appeared on…
Song of the Day 8/17: Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam, “Streets of Bakersfield”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Ask a random person who Buck Owens was, and chances are you’ll hear something about “Hee Haw," the cornpone comedy and country music TV show…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Why Does Mayor Mike Hate Wilmington's Citizens? I mean, some of its citizens, the ones who don't live in the Highands. We're taking about selective towing, aka 'takings'. The legal…
Running as a winner
Fetterman has been running as the front runner since the beginning. He never apologizes for being a Democrat. He doesn't hedge when supporting democratic policies. Sports comparisons are probably overdone, but there is such a thing as momentum. Fetterman has it.
The GOP is giving up on one of Trump's gift to the Democrats.
A Casual Meander Thru The 30-Day Campaign Finance Reports
Not all of the reports have been processed (or delivered) yet. But there's more than enough for all you political junkies out there. Let's meander, shall we? 1. Neither KMG's…
Song of the Day 8/16: Del Shannon, “Runaway”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When was a synthesizer first used in recorded pop/rock music? Maybe surprisingly early. Some say 1961, on Del Shannon’s “Runaway.” The electric keyboard work was…