Has The Delaware Democratic Party Dropped Its Endorsement Of BHL?
And/or are they just downplaying it? I ask because I got the following blurb from the Party regarding what happened in July: Steve, July was a quiet month for Delaware…
Donald Trump: “Now She Wants To Be Known As Black.”
He was better off out of public view: “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants…
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2024: #8–New Castle County Council President
I've never understood why someone would run for this office, one where you have to campaign countywide (or, come to think of it, not), when you can run for a…
Song of the Day 7/31: Prince, “On the Couch”
JD Vance, the Ted Cruz of the North, did not write in his memoir that he once had sexual congress with a latex glove wedged between his couch cushions. But…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Everyone knows the story of the emperor's new clothes, but I think they miss the point of it. As Hans Christian Andersen told it, two con-men told the king their…
Song of the Day 7/30: Flavor Flav, “Unga Bunga Bunga”
OK, who saw this one coming? A major financial backer and official hype man for the U.S. women's water polo team is none other than Flavor Flav, who came to…
It Takes A Village…
...TO UNCOVER ALL OF THE GRAFT IN BHL'S OPIOID SLUSH FUND. You, my friends, comprise that village. Let's all do this together. First, the raw materials. Here are all of…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 30, 2024
I've kept up my vaccinations, so I'm immune to Olympic fever, but as a part-time resident of Paris I've been following organizers' quixotic quest to have athletes swim in the…
Song of the Day 7/29: The Police, “Every Breath You Take”
Though 1983 was the year Michael Jackson's "Thriller" put five singles on Billboard's Year-End Top 100 chart, even "Billy Jean" missed the top spot. It finished second to what became…
BREAKING: Matt Meyer Calls For Federal Investigation Into BHL’s Campaign Finances
He made the call today at a downtown press conference. I attended. To be honest, there was a relative paucity of detail. Meyer didn't specify what alleged criminal activity he…
DL Open Thread Monday, July 29, 2024
I was assured several days ago that Republicans would welcome a race against Kamala Harris because they had lots of ways to attack her. So far the attacks have been…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 28, 2024
Been watching the political attack ads, interrupted, albeit briefly, by the Olympics. Can we simply recognize the fact that the Delaware Way denizens are just pushing their chips all in…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 27, 2024
Y'know, Trump makes 'Low Energy Jeb' look downright peppy. As someone pointed out on one of those news shows, optimism almost always wins in an election. Trump looks flat-out miserable. …