DL Open Thread: Friday, January 27, 2023
The Phony Investigation Into The Alleged Russian Witch Hunt Discovered A Possible Criminal--Trump. But they kept that buried: It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald J. Trump…
Let Joe Drive!
I never thought about this until I saw some stray comment on some automotive web site: Once someone is elected president, he never drives again. While he's president he's driven…
Song of the Day 1/26: Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
In honor of the senators who quoted Taylor Swift lyrics at the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, here's her current single. "Anti-Hero" just spent eight weeks atop the Billboard…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., January 26, 2023
Today's all about 'pass the stuff we've gotta pass, then get outta town'. For six weeks of JFC hearings. Here's yesterday's Session Activity Report. Law-abiding Laurel residents can breathe easier…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 26, 2023
DeSantis' Plan? Run Against 'Wokeness': Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing mounting backlash regarding his administration’s decision to prohibit an Advanced Placement high school course on African American studies, with…
How a fictitious Hunter Biden controversy went from being invented on Twitter to a congressional investigation in 5 days
A random wingnut posts a form that Biden filled out that lists office expenses and misinterprets it. Miranda Devine, a NY Post reporter with 350K followers tweets out the false…
Tucker Carlson on “instant justice” for Youth Pastors
“What you’re seeing is a society that hates children,” Carlson said on his show Monday. “You would have to hate children in order to allow them to spend time with…
Song of the Day 1/25: Otis Redding, “These Arms of Mine”
It's getting damn hard to honor somebody with a statue in this country. Sure, it's more common these days to remove statues than install them as we reevaluate who's worthy…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., January 25, 2023
It WAS a pretty interesting day yesterday. I listened to the entire Senate debate on the Community Workforce Agreement section of SB 35 (Walsh), and it's still as clear as…
DLOpen Thread Wednesday January 25 2023
Being a Delaware Republican must feel like being a Dallas Cowboys fan. Your ownership is scum, you have to live with knowing that you suck, you just know you will…
Thousands of Youth Pastors Roam Freely Around Florida, and Yet…
Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution Teachers in Manatee County, Florida, are being told to make their classroom libraries — and any other…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
ALERT! ALERT! Dirty Delaware Way dealings being rushed through the Senate today! In the form of the so-called 'Mini-Bond Bill', SB 35 (Walsh). I spot three items that should be…
Song of the Day 1/24: Randy Rainbow, “Speaker of the House”
We hadn't heard from Washington's singing court jester, Randy Rainbow, for a while, but Kevin McCarthy's long road to the speakership of the House of Horribles™ apparently inspired him. The…