Archive for May, 2023
DL Open Thread Tuesday May 23 2023
Phew… busy day for news nerds yesterday. Does anyone know if Buckson used the cover of Carper’s press conference to secede? No? Jesus, what’s the hold up? DelawareLive is a real shithole. Get a load of how they frame SB2 public comments: Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth […]
Fait Accomplit
The drama came and went quickly like a summer thunderstorm. From Carper’s announcement that he had an announcement to make, to quitting, to two candidates basically sewing up their nominations less than 24 hours later. Per BlueDelaware:
The conventional wisdom has cemented the notion that Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester will run for the Senate to succeed retiring Senator Tom Carper, thus clearly the field of any significant primary challengers, and it also seems very likely that State Senator Sarah McBride will run for Congress to succeed LBR. McBride has a strong enough statewide brand herself in the Democratic Party that she likely can clear the field of any competitive challengers herself.
Song of the Day 5/22: Jimmy Buffett, “Come Monday”
For the second time in less than a year, Jimmy Buffett has cancelled concerts due to health issues that required immediate attention. Now 76, the country’s second-richest Buffett — his net worth reportedly tops $1 billion — might have to look at permanently docking his Coral Reefer Band. Most people don’t remember it, but Buffett […]
Your Post-Carper Retirement Announcement Speculative Thread
It’s official. Carper retires: U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, a patriarch of modern Delaware politics, will retire next year, ending a career as one of the most successful politicians in state history. His announcement Monday at the Wilmington Riverfront will undoubtedly shake up the state, with now an open U.S. Senate seat in 2024. “While nothing […]
DL Open Thread Monday May 22 2023
The Greatest…I mean Greediest Generation Perennially offered the short end of the stick, the pandemic turned out to be a double-edged sword for millennials. While some moved home, many were able to save up and come out of COVID-19 twice as wealthy as they were before it. This coincided with the generation reaching peak homebuying age, and the second […]
Last week’s poll results and this week’s poll
A majority (61%) of DL poll-ees are wrong about hot dogs. They are sandwiches. Onward. I’m leaving this week’s open for nominations until Wednesday or so, then the rest of the week will be a runoff with the top 3 or 4 battling it out to see… Who would you like to be Delaware’s next […]
Breaking – Carper to Spill the Beans Tomorrow
So many electoral rube goldberg contraptions will be set into motion tomorrow.
Song of the Day 5/21: 100 gecs, “Hollywood Baby”
I haven’t listened to much hyperpop, but this song by 100 gecs, from their recent album “10,000 gecs,” caught my ear with its syncopated rhythm and aggro lyrics that seem to apply to some of the camera hogs in Congress. Do you wanna party? Malibu Barbie Are you gonna pack that shit up when it […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 21, 2023
Rethugs Try To Reframe Abortion Bans As ‘Mainstream’. You know, b/c The Overton Window: Nebraska antiabortion groups and GOP lawmakers were stunned. In late April, their effort to ban most abortions was tanked by an unlikely person: 80-year-old Sen. Merv Riepe, a longtime Republican. Instead, on Friday, Nebraska’s conservative legislature voted to ban abortions at […]
Comment Rescue – Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday wishes for your betrayal of retirees and pensioners, for your commitment to giving taxpayer money to the richest corporations in the world, for your dedication to keeping the wealthiest earners tax brackets among the lowest in the country, for allowing every scam-artist and grifter to form a shell company and launder ill-gotten gains, […]
Chris Coons Utterly Shocked to Find that Republicans Have Been Negotiating in Bad Faith All Along
Nobody could have predicted…
What Our Cutting-Edge State Democratic Party Is Up To
Fresh from my inbox: Kyle, (yes, guess I’m ‘Kyle’ now) Governor Carney makes us so proud everyday he leads our great state, and we are grateful for his decades of service to our beloved Delaware. Today, we’re getting ready to celebrate all that he’s accomplished AND his birthday! From investing in education, strengthening our […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 20, 2023
Debt Ceiling Blues, Featuring The Profound Shittiness That Is Chris Coons: So, are Democrats negotiating on the debt limit? “The president is,” replied Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with the party. “My short answer is, no. Because negotiating the debt ceiling means saying, ‘maybe we should consider default,’” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a […]
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