DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 4, 2024
See what happens when you don't pay the paperboy? There's not much point in linking to news stories this late in the day. Use the space to make your predictions,…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 3, 2024
Looks Like The Harris Surge Is--Real. The NYTimes/Siena Poll, which has shown weaker numbers for Harris than comparable polls in the past, now shows a significant surge for Harris. I…
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Two Monica Beard mailers landed in my mailbox yesterday. At first glance they seemed like duplicates, because both showed her against a pink background on the front, with a list…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 2, 2024
Does Trump WANT To Lose? I'm starting to think so. Because he'd rather have to reprise the 'election was stolen' meme from 2020 than to actually have to do the…
Song of the Day 11/1: The Temptations, “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)”
Another song that sadly hasn't lost any relevance over the past 54 years. In early 1970 Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong took a hard look at the wreckage of the…
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 1, 2024
Trump Fantasizes About Liz Cheney...With Guns Trained On Her: During an onstage conversation with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Ariz., Trump launched into a meandering diatribe against Cheney, who…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October 2024
A surprisingly superb selection this month. 'Surprising' in that I have a rule. It's a stupid rule, but a rule nonetheless: If a song comes out, but is on an…
Song of the Day 10/31: Camille Saint-Saëns, “La Danse Macabre”
Camille Saint-Saëns was one of the most famous and prolific composers of his day, and his serious works are part of the classical canon, but he's best known to the…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Personal To Feckless Joe: Can't you just shut up for one more week? Or, you know, maybe stop sending more weapons to Israel? Or both? A Garbage Truck Named Trump. …
Song of the Day 10/30: Garbage, “The Men Who Rule the World”
Joe Biden is getting grief for calling MAGAts "garbage," which I maintain was just him being polite. Garbage got its name when a friend used the term to describe the…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024
A federal judge delivered a blow to Delaware's plan to expand its port along the Delaware River, ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers failed to follow proper procedures in…
I’m Calling It: Harris Will Win
Not only that--she'll have coattails that will flip the House and quite possibly at least lead to a 50-50 Senate. Yes, I think the polls are wrong. I think that…
Song of the Day 10/29: Fleetwood Mac, “Gypsy”
Stevie Nicks is everywhere the past few weeks, appearing on Saturday Night Live, releasing a new song about women's rights and, most recently, appearing on a CBS Sunday show to…