Archive for May, 2023
Eugene Young, don’t primary the wrong person
I know I don’t have a say, but C’mon. The prospect of Hall-Long being anointed to fill Carney’s third and fourth lackluster terms is heartbreaking.
Song of the Day 5/26: The Rascals, “A Beautiful Morning”
It is indeed a beautiful morning, but gardens aren’t going to stay beautiful long if we don’t get some rain soon. Don’t worry, not on the holiday weekend — no wet stuff is forecast for a week or more. This song, released in 1968, was the first to sport the name Rascals instead of Young […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 26, 2023
Red State MAGAts Can’t Dump People Off Medicaid Fast Enough: Hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans have lost Medicaid coverage in recent weeks as part of a sprawling unwinding of a pandemic-era policy that prohibited states from removing people from the program. Early data shows that many people lost coverage for procedural reasons, such as […]
Delaware (Occasional) Political Weekly: May, 2023
Posted only when I gather enough facts, rumors, innuendo and snark to justify publishing. Until the fall. Then it legit becomes weekly. ‘Cept when I’ve got nothing. I’ve now got a bleepload: 1. A McBride vs. Young Primary For Congress? 8-Ball sez: “Signs point to yes”. I love them both. I hope that Gene […]
Song of the Day 5/25: Ike & Tina Turner, “Proud Mary”
On her final visit to the United States in 2019 for the opening of a musical about her life, Tina Turner, who died Wednesday at 83, reflected on how far she had come. Despite her fame and fortune, “It wasn’t a good life,” she told an interviewer. “The good did not balance the bad.” Anna […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Omigod, omigod, omigod! Just got this in my e-mail in-box, and my pulse immediately quickened: Hi friends and family! Hope you all are doing well. Some incredible people are hosting a few gatherings/discussions next week where I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the Delaware political/civic landscape. I would love to get your feedback, thoughts, and […]
DeSantis Campaign Launch With Musk Ruined By Twitter Meltdown
Proving once again that satire is dead: Ron DeSantis’s long-awaited official entry into the 2024 presidential campaign went haywire for almost a half-hour on Wednesday during a glitch-filled livestream over Twitter. The technical problems eventually subsided but seriously marred what should have been a climactic moment for Mr. DeSantis, the combative 44-year-old governor of Florida […]
Song of the Day 5/24: The Rolling Stones, “Luxury”
Kyrsten Sinema is one of the more curious political cases out there. How does someone start out a Green and wind up a corporate tool? Whatever the reason — after consulting William of Ockham, I think it might have something to do with money — it sure has pissed off a bunch of her constituents. […]
Moribund State Party Tries To Raise Funds Off Carper’s Retirement
Took longer than I expected, but, yes, this showed up in my e-mail just now: Kyle, (Yes, looks like I am now and forever Kyle) This week, our esteemed Senator Tom Carper announced his plans to not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2024, marking the end of an era in Delaware politics. Senator […]
This Week’s Poll – The Runoff
It is more than a little anti-climatic now. With multiple sources confirming that Sarah McBride is running for Delaware’s seat in the House is Representatives, she is the prohibitive favorite for all the reasons I said she had an inside track on beating Carper in a primary. I suppose the new interesting question. becomes, what […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday May 24 2023
I wonder how this is going to play out. Will insurance companies increase premiums and claims payments to keep pace with climate change, or will they increase premiums while denying more claims? Hmmm…on second though, I don’t wonder how it will play out. Climate-driven floods, hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves cause billions of dollars of […]
Song of the Day 5/23: Billy Joel, “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
This song must be having a moment. I heard it three times on the radio, on three different stations, in the past two weeks, and even though it’s one of Billy Joel’s last hits, it’s really old. It was a No. 1 single all the way back in 1989, so I was surprised when I […]
Carper-Era Nostalgia Thread
I’m asking everyone to make this a snark-free zone. The candidacies of Tom Carper and others, including Dave Levinson, galvanized Democratic reformers who had routinely been shut out of the decision-making process to get active. Both campaigns had strong grassroots elements to them although there was also paid staff. It’s where I cut my political […]
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