Archive for April, 2023
Poll Results and Next Week’s Poll
Thanks to everyone who “joined” DL this month by supporting Working Families Party , Highlands Bunker, Claymont Food Closet and/or Friendship House I increased my support for Highlands Bunker and made a donation to the Claymont Food Closet. Our goal was to have 20 new DL members (or 20 new members/donors) for these fine orgs. […]
Song of the Day 4/30: The Heavy Heavy, “Go Down River”
I caught half of this song on the radio the other day and thought it was some rediscovered ’60s nugget. Turns out the Heavy Heavy is a Brighton, UK, band led by Will Turner and Georgie Fuller. Their shared vocals and psychedelic jangle give them a Delaney and Bonnie vibe, especially on this tune, the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, April 30, 2023
How George Mason Became The Federalist Society’s Go-To Law School: In the fall of 2017, an administrator at George Mason University’s law school circulated a confidential memo about a prospective hire. Just months earlier, Neil M. Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge from Colorado, had won confirmation to the Supreme Court seat left vacant by […]
Murray defeat of Brady reveals north/south split in DEGOP – And not the split you expect
There is a North/South split in the GOP. It is, as you might expect, along the lines of MAGA vs people who have a dim memory of when the GOP could win an election in Delaware. But it is not crazies in the south, “sane” Republicans in the north.
The convention counted 338 delegates: 49 from Northern New Castle, 58 from Western New Castle, 51 from Colonial New Castle, 73 from Kent County, and 107 from Sussex County. Murray got 182 votes to Brady’s 155. Her biggest strength was in Colonial, in eastern New Castle County, where she got 44 votes to Brady’s four.
Among people active enough to take part in party politics, the Murray defeat of Brady has flipped the old conventional wisdom on its head. The newbie MAGA nuts who have joined since Trump are in the North, and the old timers who have a vague memory of Mike Castle and Pete Dupont are hanging on in Sussex.
Breaking – Jane Brady Out at DEGOP, Dumpster Fire Now Chaired by Julianne Murray
In a close (155/182) vote, Jonny-come-lately MAGAt Brady was defeated by genuine MAGAt Murray.
DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 29, 2023
Just Another Texas Mass-Killing. He got pissed off when his neighbors told him to stop shooting his AR-15 in his front yard. So he killed five of ’em: The suspect was the victims’ neighbor and went to their home Friday night after they asked him to stop shooting an AR-15-style rifle in his front yard […]
Go Forbid the workers should get a little leverage. That would be bad for “the economy”
Yeah. Its pretty obviously not about inflation. It’s about keeping the boot on the necks of the workers.
Coons Honored Among the “Thirstiest Members of Congress” in Politico’s First Annual Thirsty for Media Attention Awards
It’s official. Coons is gross. And it isn’t just me saying it.
Presenting the first-ever Thirsties, for those who excel in Washington’s signature art form: trying to get on your TV screen tonight.
Hollywood has the Oscars. Broadway has the Tonys. Washington hasn’t had its own awards — until now.
Introducing the Thirsties, a celebration of the quality that defines this place.
You know what we’re talking about: the thirst. That unquenchable drive for publicity, attention, buzz. Call it what you want, This Town is full of it. The thirst can be found in staffers, lobbyists — even journalists, who are supposed to be covering the story, not angling for a starring role in it. To paraphrase a hoary old Washington line on something almost as obscene: You know thirst when you see it.
Highlands Bunker – Is your life lacking in frustration?
Is your life lacking in frustration? Do you need to be a little more annoyed than you already are? Well, then this is the Highlands Bunker episode you’ve been waiting for. Here is a very worthy topic only partially unpacked in the last few minutes while REV spends a whole lot of time being his frustrating self, while the guest (Allison Levine) seems to completely miss the idea that politics is a “winner take all” zero sum game nowadays, and that Democrats have been being taking a beating for being too willing to meet Republicans halfway.
Local Journalism Initiative Founder Allison Levine joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the Delaware Journalism Collaborative, which includes the Delaware Call, its project of addressing polarization and what that entails, and how to make positive change.
Show Notes:
Song of the Day 4/28: Marvin Gaye, “Let’s Get It On”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona There aren’t all that many chords and chord progressions in music. If a songwriter uses some that already exist, is that plagiarism? Can he or she even avoid it? What if the rhythm is similar too? Is it plagiarism if a song is strongly “reminiscent” of another one? Is it […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, April 28, 2023
Pence Spills The Beans. More than five hours before a Grand Jury. He’ll never be President, but he might just have saved democracy: As the target of an intense pressure campaign in the final days of 2020 and early 2021 by Mr. Trump to convince him to play a critical role in blocking or delaying […]
Coons on Morning Joe – We should continue to have good faith conversations with bad faith actors
Coons thinks we should talk to the good Republicans on the debt limit, but not because they are holding hostages (or something). Maybe you can figure it out. Here’s a link.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 27, 2023
The Big News: The Permit To Purchase Bill cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. Because of the cost, it heads to the Senate Finance Committee. As always, the Fiscal Note does not consider the revenue that will be generated once the bill takes effect. Not considering revenue, the projected annual cost is around $9 mill. I […]
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