Archive for March, 2024
Song of the Day 3/31: Ralph McTell, “The Streets of London”
No song about London has been recorded more often than “The Streets of London” – there reportedly have been more than 200 covers over the years. Ralph McTell wrote it years before his first album came out in 1968, but he thought it too depressing to include on his debut LP. It appeared the next […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 31, 2024
If you’re celebrating a special holiday, best wishes for joyous celebrations. We’re doing brunch at my oldest daughter’s house–meaning mimosas, followed by a nap for me. Finally got out there yesterday, and knocked doors for a couple of hours for a great candidate, and with a great (and large) team. I’m telling you, grassroots campaigns […]
Song of the Day 3/30: The Clash, “London Calling”
In our apocalyptic age it’s hard to remember that the media has always peddled stories of impending doom. When Joe Strummer wrote this song in 1979, he recalled later, “I read about 10 news reports in one day calling down all variety of plagues on us,” including both an impending ice age and the sun […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Trump Doubles Down On Teh Sociopath: Former President Donald J. Trump posted a video on Friday to his social media website that features an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied together. The video shows two moving trucks decorated with flags and decals supporting Mr. Trump. The tailgate of the second vehicle […]
Song of the Day 3/29: Paul Melançon, “Jeff Lynne”
Sometimes a song intended as homage nails it so well it’s hard to tell it from the original. That’s the case with “Jeff Lynne,” indie pop-rocker Paul Melançon’s tribute to the Electric Light Orchestra frontman and songwriter. Melançon said the first record he ever bought was ELO’s “Out of the Blue,” and he certainly learned […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 29, 2024
Trump And Christianity: Why So Much Blood?: The exhibition, which opened in late February, doesn’t take up the proliferating use of blood as political metaphor in the rhetoric of Donald Trump, but it explores the deep historical reservoirs of meaning that make the former president’s invocation of blood so disturbing. Christianity was a particularly blood-obsessed […]
Delaware Political Weekly: March 22-28, 2024
1. Matt Meyer Files For Governor. He’s now on the primary ballot. So is Collin O’Mara. So is–that’s it, so far. Will Bethany file? If so, when? I’m calling it–that campaign has money problems. Along with candidate problems. Think I saw somewhere that Trey Paradee is hosting a fundraiser for her. If her campaign was […]
Song of the Day 3/28: World Party, “Sweet Soul Dream”
Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist best known as the leader, and frequently the only member, of World Party, died at his home in England two weeks ago of a stroke. He was 66. Wallinger first gained attention in 1983 when he joined the Waterboys, where his keyboards set the mood of that band’s biggest hit, “The […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 28, 2024
The Big Story is: “There’s (Figurative) Blood On The Floor At Leg Hall”. You (and I) just knew that the Hall would be swarming with hospital execs and healthcare providers of all stripes to hyperventilate over HB 350 (Longhurst). And it was: Longhurst said in 2018 the state established the health care spending benchmark as […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 28, 2024
This Election Was A BFD. A 25% point win in a race that the same D challenger lost by 7% two years ago? Gee, I wonder what could have made the difference. You know, it’s quite possible that Trump’s standing in the polls has already peaked. Abortion rights is gonna drive turnout. Could this end […]
COMMENT RESCUE: State Auditor Determines That The Finances Of The Division Of Unemployment Insurance Are…
UNAUDITABLE. Liberal Geek posted the following: Auditor York is gettin’ stuff done. And WTF is going on at the Unemployment Insurance office at DOL. Sheesh. https://auditor.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/209/2024/03/DOLUI-Final-Report.pdf WTF, indeed. As in: This year, the Independent Auditors’ Report includes an unprecedented disclaimer of opinion related to the Delaware Unemployment Compensation Fund (DUCF). To my office’s knowledge, the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 27, 2024
Today’s Big Story is: We gotta whole lot of great bills scheduled for committee hearings today! Yes, worthy of that explanation point. One of the best groups of bills in committee that I can recall. However, you’re gonna have to wait until we wrap up yesterday’s session. Other than the mysterious Rethug opposition to bringing […]
Song of the Day 3/27: John Cougar Mellencamp, “Crumblin’ Down”
Richard Serra, whose massive steel sculptures – the less artistically inclined among us would describe them as walls – were the source of controversy and a federal lawsuit, has died at age 85. Serra gained widespread notoriety in the ’80s when he used a commission from the federal government for a public sculpture in a […]
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