2023 – Page 53 – Delaware Liberal

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2023

By El Somnambulo June 1, 20232 Comments

Yeahyeahyeah, I know, lots more singer/songwriter, less diversity, than usual. Hey, I can only work with what comes my way. Besides, these are good singer/songwriters, and I've unearthed a RIGHTEOUS…

Song of the Day 5/31: Little Feat, “Fat Man in the Bathtub”

By Alby May 31, 20236 Comments

With Donald Trump in legal quagmire and Ron DeSantis flailing, the GOP's scrubs see opportunity. Only Mike Pompeo has figured out that he has no constituency. The rest -- Nikki…

What Does The Chamber Want?

By El Somnambulo May 31, 202314 Comments

Don't worry, the answer is much clearer than Dr. Freud's query about women. It would be an oversimplification to say that the Chamber wants the bad stuff, and wants to…

DL Open Thread Wednesday May 31 2023

By jason330 May 31, 20237 Comments

According the the Aztec Debt Ceiling Calendar, this was supposed to be the last day prior to the world being consumed by the gods Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl. Oh Well. Onward. …

Song of the Day 5/30: The Zombies, “Care of Cell 44”

By Alby May 30, 2023

It looks like Elizabeth Holmes is finally headed to prison for defrauding investors (who included Rupert Murdoch and Betsy DeVos so, y'know, limited sympathy) with her bogus blood-testing device. Will…

DL Open Thread Tuesday May 30 2023

By jason330 May 30, 20239 Comments

Trump and Desantis both loudly in favor of US credit default which would destroy world financial markets, crash the dollar and put millions of people out of work. Biden gets…

The Party of the Nostalgia

By jason330 May 29, 20231 Comment

Chris Coons is roughly my age. He was born in '63. He shouldn't be in lockstep with the oldsheads, but he is. Senator Elect, Blunt Rochester was born in '62.…

Desantis puts American Leftists on notice

By jason330 May 29, 20234 Comments

Being a proud lefty I sometimes get distracted by what we haven't yet accomplished (like socialized medicine, gun safety, housing security, worker's rights, living wages, etc), and so I forget…

Song of the Day 5/29: Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells”

By Alby May 29, 20232 Comments

Fifty years ago last week, a new record label debuted with an unusual offering -- an LP that consisted of two side-long compositions by a 19-year-old guitarist, Mike Oldfield, who…

DL Open Thread Monday May 29 2023

By jason330 May 29, 20235 Comments

Happy Memorial Day. We overcame our isolation and nativism to fight two good wars in Europe. We got some good movies and songs out of the last one and were…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 28, 2023

By El Somnambulo May 28, 202312 Comments

Biden Breaks Word, Negotiates With Terrorists, Cuts Shitty Deal. Retire, you fucking old fart!: President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reached an “agreement in principle” on Saturday to…

Song of the Day 5/27: Brad Paisley, “Alcohol”

By Alby May 27, 20232 Comments

The News Journal's Ryan Cormier has a paywalled story about the latest trend in college drinking in Newark, where the University of Delaware apparently remains among the nation's top party…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 27, 2023

By El Somnambulo May 27, 20231 Comment

D's Ignored Yellen, Now Paying Debt Ceiling Ransom. Can't anybody here play this game?: In the days after November’s midterm elections, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen was feeling upbeat about…