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Rotten People Make Rotten Nominees

By Alby September 18, 201814 Comments

So much for that easy win Republicans expected heading into the midterms. Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court has turned into our latest national morality play, and Democrats deserve…

Sept. 18 Open Thread: Trump Fans So Sure of ‘Red Wave’ They See No Reason to Vote

By Alby September 18, 201810 Comments

How dumb are they? This dumb: An internal RNC poll shows a majority of Trump supporters believe his talk of a "red wave," so they think they don't have to…

Song of the Day 9/18: The Bottle Rockets, “Get Down River”

By Alby September 18, 20182 Comments

I could do a whole week of flood songs in honor of Florence, but this live performance of "Get Down River" by alt-country rockers the Bottle Rockets seems to capture…

Sept. 17 Open Thread: Kavanaugh Confirmation Cock-Blocked

By Alby September 17, 201852 Comments

The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh when both were in high school has come forward, setting up a Showdown in #Metoo Corral if Democrats can…

Song of the Day 9/17: OK Go, “Obsession”

By Alby September 17, 20181 Comment

Music videos seem like artifacts of the past, but bands still release them, only with smaller budgets. One thing has improved -- back in the '80s you had to wait…

Song of the Day 9/16: Willie Nelson, “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)”

By Alby September 16, 20182 Comments

I was going to go with something a little more spiritual for Sunday, but when I heard about this cover of Ned Sublette’s “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each…

Sept. 15 Open Thread: Fat Donnie Never Saw It Coming

By Alby September 15, 20189 Comments

If you ever wondered why people hired Paul Manafort in the first place, now you know -- he's a terrific liar, much more convincing than Donald Trump. He proved it…

Song of the Day 9/15: Albert Brooks, “The Englishman-German-Jew Blues”

By Alby September 15, 20181 Comment

Saturday is the only night of the week I like the true blues, the sad, soulful kind sung in pain. But Saturday is also the night I'm most in the…

CentristMart, Where Delaware Democrats Shop

By Alby September 14, 20181 Comment

So far it exists only in Brian McFadden's latest editorial cartoon, but I think there's a market for it in Dover. Plus we can get Jason a CentristMart gift card…

Boola Boola, Sons of Eli: Coons Hasn’t Renounced Fellow Yalie Kavanaugh Yet

By Alby September 14, 201812 Comments

If Chris Coons' bipartisanship was supposed to buy him a hearing with Republicans, now would be an excellent the time for him to speak out publicly against Brett Kavanaugh (Yale…

Sept. 14 Open Thread: Nixon’s Not the One

By Alby September 14, 20185 Comments

Cynthia Nixon couldn't overcome that surname. Andrew Cuomo trounced her by 30 points, about the same margin by which Tom Carper defeated Kerri Harris. But her campaign's effect on the…

Song of the Day 9/14: Thin Lizzy, “Cowboy Song”

By Alby September 14, 20182 Comments

I guess El Som didn't want to break the news that it was only me playing guest DJ for his week off. I'll warn you now that I have ridiculously…

Sept. 13 Open Thread: Thin Blue Line? More Like Thick Blue Wall

By Alby September 13, 20188 Comments

America's latest police atrocity is playing out in Dallas, where a cop named Amber Guyger returned from her shift and entered the apartment directly above hers -- supposedly thinking it…