Flyers New Mascot ‘Gritty’ Goes Antifa
When Trump visited Philadelphia on Tuesday, he was greeted by about 100 protesters and a truly horrifying sight: Gritty, the new Flyers mascot, who has been adopted by Antifa forces…
Oct. 4 Open Thread: That’s Justice Partisan Ratfucker to You
Knowing what he knows now, Donald Trump probably would have nominated someone other than Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. We know that from the Washington Post, which laid out…
Did Coons’ Question Prompt Kavanaugh to Lie Under Oath?
Here's a nugget from last week’s questioning of Brett Kavanaugh that I overlooked until I read William Saletan's article asserting that, far from a "fishing expedition," questions about Kavanaugh's drinking…
A Recall Process for Electeds Belongs on General Assembly’s To-Do List
Delaware is the least small-d democratic state in the union, the only one in which citizens can neither vote directly on issues (referendum), introduce bills directly to the legislature (initiative)…
Confidential to Anon
We're not interested in anything you have to say. About 90% of what you have said is personal attacks; the other 10% doctrinaire Boy Libertarian bullshit. What you say is…
Oct. 3 Open Thread: Stop the Presses, Trump Is a Tax Cheat
Raise your hand if you thought the Trump family fortune was achieved by following all tax laws to the letter. Yeah, thought so. Still, the New York Times deserves credit…
Oct. 1 Open Thread: Coons’ Pyrrhic Victory
So Chris Coons did all that for nothing. Republicans have made clear that they won't actually investigate Kavanaugh, because if they did they couldn't get him confirmed. They're OK with…
Sept. 30 Open Thread: America Dances the Limbo
America's pundits have had a chance to ponder the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process, and they have reached a sort of rough consensus: This is nuts. For those like Salon's Andrew…
Flake’s Version: Yep, It Was Coons
From an article in The Atlantic by Mary Coppins, who asked Jeff Flake if the impassioned lecture he got from a rape survivor spurred his compromise call for a limited…
Sept. 29 Open Thread: Biden Lies Low in the Shadow of Anita Hill
For somebody who's supposedly weighing a presidential run, Joe Biden sure has been quiet during the year's biggest political drama. Not without reason -- Republicans are following his 1991 playbook…
Did Chris Coons Save the Day? Updated: Now With Video
Sure sounds that way. We'll probably get more details by morning, but Sen. Chris Coons is getting prominent mention across the media for his role in brokering a deal with…
Sept. 28 Open Thread: Kavanaugh’s Guilt, Not the Election, Is the Reason for the Rush
This morning's committee vote to push Brett Kavanaugh's nomination through to the full Senate served as a fitting anti-climax to yesterday's blockbuster hearings. The Common Wisdom on the Republican rush…
Song of the Day 9/28: “Africa,” Weezer w/ Weird Al Yankovic
If you're one of those people who hated Toto's 1982 soft-rock hit "Africa" -- and they were pretty easy to find back then -- I have some bad news for…