2023 – Page 3 – Delaware Liberal

Song of the Day 12/21: Mannheim Steamroller, “Good King Wenceslas”

By Alby December 21, 2023

Mannheim Steamroller sounds like the name of a Krautrock outfit, but it's really mostly one guy, composer/producer Chip Davis, who would have a footnote in music history even without the…

DL Open Thread: Thurs., December 21, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 21, 20231 Comment

Judge To Rudy: Pay Up Now!: For a guy who's supposedly destitute, he's still livin' large. Time for that liquidation sale: Judge Beryl A. Howell wrote that there is a…

RUMOR ALERT: Has Governor Carney Endorsed Eugene Young?

By El Somnambulo December 20, 202340 Comments

I had a generally reliable source just share this with me. Not sure why he would wade into that primary, but, if true, well, it's something. I'm sure we'll soon…

Tomorrow’s Special Election In RD 37: An Uninformed View From Upstate

By El Somnambulo December 20, 20233 Comments

My uninformed view. While R's have traditionally done better in special elections than D's, it's pretty clear that the Democratic Party has the better ground game this time. Massive phone…

Song of the Day 12/20: Seymour Swine and the Squeelers, “Blue Christmas”

By Alby December 20, 2023

Elvis Presley made this cowboy Christmas song a classic, but I can't listen to it without thinking of this porcine parody, which pretty much ruined Elvis' version for me. Yes,…

Pistol-Packin’ Pete Picks His Pawn

By El Somnambulo December 20, 202327 Comments

John Atkins, Part Deux. Ex-Rethug just reborn as a D. Second Amendment absolutist, as in 'law-abidin' citizen'. But don't take my word for it, take his: Realtor and Builder Rob…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023

By Alby December 20, 20237 Comments

The media is having a newsgasm because Colorado's Supreme Court barred Trump from the ballot there, based on the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. The appeal to SCOTUS will determine the…

Song of the Day 12/19: The Ronettes, “Sleigh Ride”

By Alby December 19, 2023

Here's another piece of evidence supporting the theory that time makes songs Christmas classics: The LP "A Christmas Gift for You from Phillies Records" was a flop when it was…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

By Alby December 19, 20233 Comments

Anyone who still thinks Jan. 6 wasn't planned from the top down should take a look at the report from the Inspector General of the Department of Interior. That agency's…

Song of the Day 12/18: Bing Crosby, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”

By Alby December 18, 20232 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Melancholy is almost a standard quality in Christmas music, but only one song was so sad that it got banned from the radio. And it’s…

DL Open Thread Monday, Dec. 18, 2023

By Alby December 18, 202319 Comments

Somebody should explain to Benjamin Netanyahu that when you've lost Chris Coons, you've lost the Democratic centrists. It seems even Coons has had enough of the senseless slaughter of Palestinians.…

Song of the Day 12/17: Kiri Te Kanawa, “O Holy Night”

By Alby December 17, 20231 Comment

If you're not a church-goer you might not realize that, as pious as this song sounds, most Christian denominations do not have it in their hymnals. The reason is as…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 17, 20233 Comments

Yes, Black Women Disproportionately Targeted For Prosecution Post-Dobbs. The story of Brittany Watts defies belief: Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts,…