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A Recall Process for Electeds Belongs on General Assembly’s To-Do List

By Alby October 3, 20184 Comments

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

By Alby October 3, 201811 Comments

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

By Alby October 3, 20187 Comments

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

By Alby October 1, 20188 Comments

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

By Alby September 30, 2018

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

By Alby September 29, 201840 Comments

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

By Alby September 29, 20187 Comments

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

By Alby September 28, 201824 Comments

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

By Alby September 28, 201825 Comments

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

By Alby September 28, 20185 Comments

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…

Sept. 27 Open Thread: Kavanaugh Personifies Class Privilege

By Alby September 27, 201825 Comments

The Brett Kavanaugh saga has exposed the ugliest side of America -- its upper crust. As Chauncey de Vega notes, Kavanaugh has benefited at every step of his life from…

Sept. 26 Open Thread: UD Poll Shows Huge Leads for Carper, LBR

By Alby September 26, 201824 Comments

A University of Delaware poll found enormous leads for Sen. Tom Carper and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, but the most shocking figure was Republican Senate candidate Rob Arlett's anemic 22%…

Perspective, People

By Alby September 26, 20182 Comments

Wish I had a nickel for every conservative lamenting that liberals are trying to "ruin" Brett Kavanaugh's life. Just for perspective, let's remember that if he fails to gain a…