Song of the Day 3/9: Lloyd Williams, “Shama Lama Ding Dong”
Anybody who's seen "Animal House" remembers the scene at the Dexter Lake Club -- "Otis! My man!" -- and the song Otis Day and the Knights launch into as it…
My Mr. Ed Standard for Presidential Candidates
Centrist presidential candidates are going to hype their electability, which is cheating of a sort -- put any Democrat up against Donald Trump and that Democrat will look electable. And…
Will Caring About the Issues Help Elizabeth Warren?
People always say they wished campaigns would focus on serious issues and media should cover those issues rather than highlighting candidates' missteps and updating the tote board. Elizabeth Warren is…
Song of the Day 3/8: Paul McCartney, “Let Me Roll It”
"Band on the Run" is a contender for best post-Beatles album by any of the Fab Four. It's full of solid songs beyond the monster hits, especially this grinding number…
Another Torpedo Hits SS Biden’s Vulnerable Port Side
Even as the all-but-officially-running Joe Biden got a HuffPo cover piece touting his union bona fides, progressives with long memories and LexisNexis access scored another direct hit on his politics…
I Love Michael Bloomberg and Sherrod Brown
I love the good judgment shown by politicians who explored running for president and thought better of it. This week billionaire centrist and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg…
Trump’s Elevator Skips a Few Floors
I did not watch Donald Trump's two-hour breakdown at the CPAC conference, but it must have been incredibly bad, because more than a few journalists are asking why mainstream news…
Song of the Day 3/7: The Beths, “Future Me Hates Me”
They're from New Zealand, they're a bunch of kids who know each other from high school, they're making a splash stateside (they played Philly last week) and the title track…
Another Reason Russiagate Matters
I think the No. 1 reason is that foreign money in elections was a foreseen consequence of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, and I hope I don't have to…
Ilhan Omar Kabuki Theater
Many progressive pundits have noted the irony: Congressional Democrats rush to condemn alleged anti-Semitic comments by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, but they rarely protest some of their Republican colleagues canoodling…
Song of the Day 3/6: Rowland Salley, “Killing the Blues”
Donviti has inadvertently triggered a lot of blues lovers by saying he hates the blues. I don't think he meant it literally, but it reminded me of this song. Most…
Kathleen Davies Vindicated Again
The State News is running a story by AP's Delaware reporter, Randall Chase, that no local news-gathering organization had the staff to cover. The Merit Employee Relations Board voted 2-1…
Song of the Day 3/5: Brewer & Shipley, “One Toke Over the Line” b/w “Oh Mommy (I Ain’t No Commie)”
This 1971 stoner classic is the answer to the trivia question, "What's the only song covered by both the Grateful Dead and Lawrence Welk?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxA1MkEkyo Folk duo Mike Brewer and…