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…
Anyone who thinks sober centrist dipshits can’t move any further to the right – just wait ten minutes
Anything that drags the GOP further to the right also moves our dipshit centrist Dems to the right. The holy & pristine "middle" exists and by god, they will find…
The monumental GOP hissy fit that would ensue makes the 14th Amendment solution all the more desirable
Growing List Of Dems Urge Biden To Cite 14th Amendment To Sidestep McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Hostage Crisis A growing group of Senate Democrats is urging President Joe Biden to seriously consider…
Song of the Day 5/19: The Who, “Bargain”
Seems Dodderin' Joe Biden is doing it wrong again. After saying he wouldn't negotiate on raising the debt ceiling -- itself a negotiating stance -- he's now negotiating on raising…
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 19, 2023
A Real Headline From Today's Washington Post: "World Watches In Disbelief And Horror As US Nears Possible Default". Apocalyptic, much? Here's a sentence I can get behind: And foreign economists…
“…unfortunately or fortunately.”
A Brief Observation on the Verdict Declaring Donald Trump Sexually Assaulted E. Jean Carroll There was a time in the not-so-distant past when it was just fine to sexually harass…
Yay Capitalism!
Millions of Americans in the past few years have run into this experience: filing a health-care insurance claim that once might have been paid immediately but instead is just as…
Song of the Day 5/18: The Everly Brothers, “Gone Gone Gone”
Colorado Congressclown Lauren Boebert has been demonstrating those Republican family values again, this time by serving her husband with divorce papers. He reportedly didn't take it well; the process server…
“Is Joe Biden the most horrible monster to ever run for President?”
The whole game for the GOP is raising enough wariness in the minds of Democratic voters to mute their election day enthusiasm. I can't believe I still have to be…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 18, 2023
Last Session Day until June 6. Joint Finance Committee finalizing the budget until then. Meaning, in the unlikely event that Speaker Pete is true to his word, he has only…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Three Headlines From This Morning's NYTimes: South Carolina House Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban Texas Legislature Bans Transgender Medical Care for Children Montana Governor Signs Total Ban of TikTok in the…
Song of the Day 5/17: Samuel E. Wright, “Under the Sea”
A Florida man has set a new record for living underwater without depressurization -- at this point, 78 days and counting. University professor Dr. Joseph Dituri intends to stay in…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 17, 2023
Collegiality reigned in Dover yesterday. Don't think there was a no vote anywhere on the Agenda. While collegiality isn't necessarily 'good', as in unanimous passage of the corporate law package,…