Satan Claws Hole in White House Lawn
An "unexplained" sinkhole opened in the White House lawn, but I think we all know what the explanation is. The devil has come to claim his own. I've read "The…
May 21 Open Thread: School Shootings Caused by Everything But Guns
Margaret Atwood, most famous for "The Handmaid's Tale," summed up gender relations succinctly when she said, “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men…
May 18 Open Thread: Sports Betting Won’t Help Casinos, Says Casino CEO Begging State for Cash
Delaware's casinos like to cry poormouth. The ink is barely dry on the Supreme Court's ruling that states can legalize sports betting and the racinos have already announced plans to…
May 17 Open Thread: How Big Is It, Rudy?
Short stack this morning because I have another engagement and haven't had time to digest yesterday's events. This caught my eye, though, considering that Team Trump signaled its intent to…
May 16 Open Thread: Democratic Voters, Like NASCAR Drivers, Turn Left
The Pennsylvania primaries saw many left-leaning Democrats defeat the mainstream party's preferred candidates. Four of them were also backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. All four were women, and…
May 15 Open Thread: Future of Democratic Party at Stake Yet Again This Week
It's primary day in several states, including Pennsylvania, and the national punditocracy has made clear it will claim the results shall determine the future of the Democratic Party. It's true…
SCOTUS Scraps Federal Ban on Sports Betting
The News Journal is spinning today's Supreme Court decision 7-2 decision throwing the sports-betting decision back to the states as a loss of Delaware's East Coast monopoly on sports betting,…
May 14 Open Thread: He Who Commands the Media Has Command of Everything
Despicable as he is, Trump is unquestionably great at one thing: Playing the media. That's the answer to the perpetual question, "How did Trump win?" and it explains a lot…
Politico Names Coons GOP’s Favorite Democrat
Last week Politico published a story that's probably been framed and hung in Chris Coons' study already. It's approving headline: "Meet the GOP's Favorite Democrat." It recounts in some detail…
Greg Lavelle Is a Republican. Pass It On.
I woke up this morning to a hand-delivered election mailer in my front door touting the candidacy of one "Greg Lavelle, Our State Senator." According to this mailer, Mr. Lavelle…
May 12 Open Thread: Maryland Peckerwoods Threaten Civil War
The ignorant will always be with us, but I'll be satisfied when they go back to being ashamed of it. As it stands, "Ignorant and Proud of It" is the…
May 11 Open Thread: Study Finds Charters an Existential Threat to Public Education
The problem with arguing from facts is that you have to take the time to gather them. So now we have a study that reaches the same conclusion Delawareans reached…
Yesterday Proved Again Why Russia and Stormy Matter
A lot of otherwise right-thinking people seem to think that the Trump controversies involving Russia on the one hand and porn stars on the other are distractions from the real…