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April 12 Open Thread, Bulldog Edition: GOP Has So Much Sex and Drugs They Don’t Need Rock ‘n’ Roll
Josh Marshall highlights an overlooked passage from Michael Wolff’s book, about Trump’s longtime lawyer Mark Kasowitz dealing during the campaign with “hundreds” of women who came forward accusing Trump of sexual misconduct of one sort or another. Steve Bannon was the named source for that passage, which brings up the obvious question of what the […]
April 11 Open Thread: Here Comes Comey
As James Comey’s book release approaches, he’s making the rounds of the TV pundit shows, so take this with a grain of salt: Folks at ABC who were present for his five-hour interview with George Stephanopoulos say they were “stunned” at some of the things he revealed, including his comparison of The Donald to mafia […]
April 10 Open Thread: Shit Just Got Real
Of all the hot takes on the FBI raid of Michael Cohen’s home and offices, Axios did the best job of conveying the import of the moment: we’re living through history, however it all turns out. I have a feeling that by 2032 nobody in America will admit to ever having voted for Trump. Nevertheless, […]
April 9 Open Thread: I Hate That Not-Real Guy
You know those insufferable people on Twitter who drive you crazy by tweeting you links about Bernie or Hillary or whichever candidate you hate? There’s a two-to-one chance they’re bots. Pew Research did the spadework on this, going through over a million accounts, and found two-thirds of those who tweeted links were not actual people. […]
April 7 Open Thread: The Principal Difference Between a Dog and a Corporation
America’s greatest aphorist, Mark Twain, said, “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.” It also holds for artificial men, that is, corporations. As payback for rescuing them from bankruptcy with public funds, American automakers lobbied long […]
April 6 Open Thread: Trump Under Pressure
Yesterday was not a great day for Trump. He finally cracked and answered a Stormy Daniels question, claiming he didn’t know his lawyer Michael Cohen paid her $130,000 or why. That should pave the way to voiding her non-disclosure agreement. He also made news for fecklessly tossing aside his prepared remarks at a tax roundtable […]
Biden 2020 Watch
A Fox Business reporter said today that Joe Biden has told Wall Street connections he’ll run for president in 2020 — provided Trump is the Republican nominee. Charles Gasparino told Neil Cavuto, “He said the age difference between he and Trump is not that great, age won’t be an issue. He is actually saying this. […]
April 5 Open Thread: A Mulligan for DuPont Country Club
Sharpley residents are breathing strong sighs of relief at this morning’s announcement that a couple of locals, including Ben du Pont, son of former Gov. Pete du Pont, have agreed to purchase the DuPont Country Club and say they won’t build houses on the more than 500 prime acres. What they didn’t say, you might […]
April 4 Open Thread: Trade War Means Cheaper Bacon
When Trump was wrecking the parts of America that liberals like, the asswipes who elected him were thrilled. Now he’s started a trade war with China, and China retaliated by slapping high tariffs on pork, which will cause pork prices to plummet, and suddenly they realize they elected a moron. I would feel sorrier for […]
April 3 Open Thread: Delaware Hoops Star Goes Nationwide
Delaware figured prominently in last night’s NCAA men’s basketball championship, as former Salesianum standout Donte DiVincenzo — known as the Michael Jordan of Delaware when he led the Sals to two state championships — took over the game with 31 points as Villanova won its second title in three years. In a game featuring at […]
April 2 Open Thread: Irony, Where Is Thy Sting?
A friend of mine maintains that conservatives just don’t get irony, which makes the story about right-wing broadcast syndicate Sinclair Broadcasting a bit less surprising: The company forced reporters at many if not all of its 139 stations to read a script about fake news and warning of reporters with “personal agendas.” As opposed, one […]
March 31 Open Thread: What Put the Ape in Apricot?
Delaware lawmakers with cold feet about gun control should look to the north, where Vermont — a far more rural state with gun attitudes typical of such places — passed a landmark gun bill that the state’s Republican governor said he will sign. C’mon, Delaware lawmakers — what makes the Hottentots so hot? What have […]
March 30 Open Thread: Contain Your Enthusiasm
At last we know what all the bashing of the Coastal Zone Act over the past few years has been about. The long-discussed Port of Wilmington expansion project has finally been revealed, and it involves repurposing the old DuPont Co. Edgemoor property on the Delaware River to port activity. This will require an outlay of […]
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