Archive for January, 2023
DL Open Thread Monday Jan 16 2023
The PAGOP is spending $100,000 for an election post mortem to figure out why they suck and nobody likes them. I would have taken the job for half that and turned it around in an afternoon. A GOP postmortem: What went so wrong in Pennsylvania? PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania GOP is trying to figure out […]
Song of the Day 1/15: Frank Wilson, “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)”
On Bruce Springsteen’s LP of soul and Motown songs, “Only the Strong Survive,” the Boss covers a few hits, like the title track and “Someday We’ll Be Together.” But he also features a few songs that flew under the radar when they were released, none more so than Frank Wilson’s “Do I Love You (Indeed […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 15, 2023
Some Fantastic Changes To Medicare. Cap on insulin prices, free vaccinations, and more. Yes, Rethugs want to roll back some of the changes. D’s should be shouting hosannas from the rooftops. The $13 Mill Freshman QB. Well, he WAS until his NIL agreement fell apart. Great article. This is the new Bizarro World of college […]
I’ve been wondering about this.
If this deal happens it could empower Democrats too Surely someone else has thought of this: After a humiliating three-day stretch of 11 consecutive defeats in an election that is now the most protracted such contest since 1859, Mr. McCarthy dispatched his emissaries to hammer out a deal with the ultraconservative rebels, including agreeing to […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Everybody Knew About Santos’ Lies–Except The Democrats: In late 2021, as he prepared to make a second run for a suburban New York City House seat, George Santos gave permission for his campaign to commission a routine background study on him. Campaigns frequently rely on this kind of research, known as vulnerability studies, to identify […]
Briggs King Introduces a bill that doesn’t involve fucking over poor/brown people
This “right to repair” bill is out of character in that it doesn’t try to cut taxes for the obscenely wealthy or indulge in some sort of MAGAt grandstanding. A bill that would limit manufacturer control over repairing phones and other electronics was introduced Jan. 5 and awaits action in committee. Sponsored by Rep. Ruth […]
DeSantis Invokes Governor’s Executive Privilege (which doesn’t exist)
Practicing for his presidency. DeSantis administration wants to keep some things private D.C. ways— Should Florida’s governor have some of the same powers as the president of the United States? Well, attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis keep arguing that he should and it appears they are hoping that a judge will eventually go along with […]
Song of the Day 1/13: Laura Nyro, “Hands Off the Man (The Flim-Flam Man)”
It’s hard to choose any one Republicon to dedicate this song to — they’re all flim-flam artists to one extent or another, and always have been. Laura Nyro apparently wrote this for the 1967 film “The Flim-Flam Man,” with George C. Scott in the title role. It wasn’t used in the movie, but it showed […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 13, 2023
The New ‘McCarthy Committee’. This new MAGAT playground has the potential to be every bit as destructive as the House Un-American Activities Committee and the anti-Communist witch hunt by Sen. Joseph McCarthy: Both the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s and investigations by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1930s and 1940s have come to […]
Garland Appoints Rudy Giuliani & Ginni Thomas to Hound Joe Biden to the Gates of Hell! Huzzah for bipartisanship!
We are so much more fair and even-handed than you mother fuckers! Even if it means helping you burn down the Republic. Don’t think we won’t fucking do it to prove how bipartisan we are. And I’m sure this will win over Tucker Carlson and prove to him once and for all that the DOJ […]
Song of the Day 1/12: Jeff Beck, “People Get Ready”
The Yardbirds spawned three of rock’s most revered guitarists — Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. The first two have higher profiles, but a lot of people would tell you Beck, who died Tuesday at age 78, was the best of the three. He certainly was the most versatile, exploring musical styles beyond pop […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 12, 2023
Could We See Vince McMahon Strutting Down King Street? There’s always a Delaware Connection, and we should be thankful for that. Vince McMahon, who had resigned from the WWE Board, and as CEO, last summer, following multiple confirmed incidents of sexual abuse and multiple payouts, forced his way back into power. Because he owns over […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 12, 2023
It’s official: Gov. Carney’s State Of The State Address will take place on Tuesday, January 17. Or on Thursday, January 19. (Hey, maybe even on Wednesday, January 18.) It will not, however, quoting from SCR 1, take place “on Tuesday, January 19, 2023”. Because the date doesn’t exist. However, SCR 1 unanimously passed the Senate […]
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