May 14, 2023 – Delaware Liberal

Song of the Day 5/14: Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, “Sofa No. 1” and “Sofa No. 2”

By Alby May 14, 20231 Comment

Happy Mother's Day. Get off your feet and onto a couple of sofas. From "One Size Fits All," the 1975 LP that was the last one credited to the Mothers…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 14,2023

By El Somnambulo May 14, 20235 Comments

Rethugs Fundraise, Pocket All The $$'s For Themselves: A group of conservative operatives using sophisticated robocalls raised millions of dollars from donors using pro-police and pro-veteran messages. But instead of…

The fallacy of Debt Limit “Brinksmanship”

By jason330 May 14, 20234 Comments

The media continues to cover the "debt ceiling / budget negotiations" as if there are two sides trying to win concessions for their side. As if the Republicans are simply…

Contract Bridge Players Overrun Rehoboth

By jason330 May 14, 202310 Comments

Read this and answer a quick non-political question below the fold.

Bridge players from up and down the Eastern Seaboard recently competed in the second annual Rehoboth Beach Regional. Tournament co-chair Kim Holm said about 600 players from Nova Scotia to Florida participated in the weeklong District 4 regional hosted by the American Contract Bridge League. Primarily, the players were from Virginia, Washington, D.C.,