Song of the Day 7/2: The Human League, “Don’t You Want Me”
They can play this one at the Democratic National Convention, no matter who the nominee turns out to be. I like to bust on record executives who don't recognize a…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 2, 2024
All you people who were freaking out over Joe Biden's stumblebum debate performance now have something bigger to freak out about, as the nation's corrupt Supreme Court just made Richard…
Song of the Day 7/1: Tom Lehrer, “I Wanna Go Back to Dixie”
First Kinky Friedman, then Martin Mull. It could be one of Friedman's mysteries, about someone bumping off the musical satirists of the '70s. In that scenario we should maybe worry…
DL Open Thread Monday, July 1, 2024
Joe Biden's terrible debate performance set off several days of Democratic soul searching, but sadly, the search has been fruitless. They still haven't found one. Frankly, the widespread panic embodies…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June 2024
Best month o' tunes so far this year. By far. I also think I'm gonna nail Nathan Arizona's fave this time! Let's get ready to get down: Alisa Amador: I…
Song of the Day 6/30: Martin Mull, “Ukelele Blues”
Martin Mull, who died last week at age 80, is mostly remembered for his long career as a comic actor, which began in 1976 when producer Norman Lear tapped him…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Sunday, June 30, 2024
The Big Story: Police Athletic League Of Delaware: $200,000 Jobs For Delaware Graduates: $1,395,197 (!!) That's the funding that these two agencies will receive through the Grants-In-Aid bill. Two agencies…
Pride Goeth Before The Gavel Falls
Guest Post By The MoMo: Happy Pride Month from the Delaware General Assembly! Horrified onlookers will see the sarcasm in that title, as the General Assembly has a long way…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 30, 2024
An Open Convention? I'm not always in tune with what Ezra Klein proposes, but this at least deserves consideration: In “The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of…
DL Open Thread: Sat., June 29, 2024
Josh Marshall: Only Alternative To Biden Is Harris. Makes sense to me: The one thing that seems clear to me is that there’s only one Plan B and that’s Kamala…
Song of the Day 6/28: Kinky Friedman, “They Ain’t Makin’ Jews Like Jesus Anymore”
They ain't makin' Jews like Kinky Friedman anymore, either. In the '70s he was the singing-songwriting leader of the satirical Texas Jewboys, a Western swing forerunner of raucous acts like…
Delaware Political Weekly: June 21-27, 2024
1. Yo, Collin. It's Time! There has been, to put it charitably, a dearth of visible political activity from you. Haven't gotten any updates from you even though I've contributed.…
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 28, 2024
Anybody at that Debate Party at DelDems HQ last night? Or is it too early to have sobered up? I'll merely cut-and-paste what I wrote yesterday: Anyone else not gonna…