September 2024 – Page 4 – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 12, 2024

By El Somnambulo September 12, 202426 Comments

The Primary's Over, But BHL's Corruption/Ineptitude Continues Unabated. Turns out she handles her office's FOIA duties as well as she and Dana handle the family finances: The office of Lt.…

Things I Want To See: Post-Primary Edition

By El Somnambulo September 11, 202442 Comments

In no particular order. Feel free to add your own: Someone needs to immediately stop BHL from disbursing any more money from her opioid slush fund. Especially to herself. I…

Song of the Day 9/11: Camille, “Cats and Dogs”

By Alby September 11, 2024

Unless you're a right-wing loon, last night's debate might have been the first you've heard about the gangs of immigrants who are eating pet cats and dogs all across America.…

Yes, Val. It Was Personal.

By El Somnambulo September 11, 202431 Comments

Been waiting for this day since 2008. The week between Christmas and New Years. The day you stormed into my office, tore down my posters from the wall, told me…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024

By Alby September 11, 202420 Comments

Whether you're talking about the presidential debate or the Delaware primaries, things went about as well as could be expected yesterday. The News Journal, as if to remind us it…

Presidential Debate Open Thread

By Alby September 10, 202416 Comments

I don't have cable TV, so I couldn't watch this debate even if I wanted to. So I'm counting on you readers to keep me apprised of developments.

DL Primary Election Results Open Thread: Sept. 10, 2024

By El Somnambulo September 10, 202491 Comments

Polls close at 8. The timing on when the first results come in is, um, variable. In theory, the early voting results could come in fairly early. But I've detected…

Song of the Day 9/10: Electric Light Orchestra, “Showdown”

By Alby September 10, 20241 Comment

Tonight's televised face-off between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump can't possibly meet expectations, if only because they're so high for Harris and so low for Trump. I think those expecting…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024

By Alby September 10, 202419 Comments

Gonna be a busy day. Delaware's primary elections wind up today – polls close at 8 p.m. – and the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump begins at 9…

A Pre-Post-Mortem

By El Somnambulo September 9, 202448 Comments

To me, this is the lede that must not be buried: The Delaware Democratic Party, DSEA, and several other groups of whom you might expect better, endorsed Bethany Hall-Long for…

Song of the Day 9/9: Weird Al Yankovic, “Bob”

By Alby September 9, 20242 Comments

It took me a minute to figure out what was going on here. Yes, of course it's a parody of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," but what seem to be…

DL Open Thread Monday, Sept. 9, 2024

By Alby September 9, 20245 Comments

John Carney wasn't alone in trying to force people into Medicare Advantage. Among the horrors of Project 2025 is a scheme to make Medicare Advantage rather than traditional Medicare the…

Song of the Day 9/8: English Teacher, “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab”

By Alby September 8, 2024

The Mercury Prize, awarded for the best album by a British or Irish act, had an upset winner last week. English Teacher, a fledgling post-punk band from Leeds, took home…