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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
March 29 Open Thread: How Real Bipartisanship Works
Chris Coons could take a lesson in bipartisanship from his 22 female colleagues. All 22 of them -- 17 Democrats, 5 Republicans -- signed a letter to Mitch McConnell demanding…
Outten Outta Here
WXDE 105.9 is reporting that Republican State Rep. Bobby Outten won't seek re-election. Outten, a lifelong Harrington resident, has represented the rural 30th District in southwestern Kent County since succeeding…
This Is Your Brain on Guns
Second Amendment enthusiasts -- as distinct from gun owners in general -- are called "gun nuts" for a reason, and it's not because they like shooting squirrels out of hickory…
March 28 Open Thread: St. Anthony’s Finds Its Misplaced Good Sense
You couldn't write a better ad for the effectiveness of Tom Neuberger in fighting the Catholic authorities: He got St. Anthony's parish and the Diocese of Wilmington to back down…
Coons Saves America With Bipartisan Urging
The American republic, in dire peril of collapsing into a one-party Third World-style autocracy, was saved today by Sen. Chris Coons and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who released a bipartisan…
Rhetorical Shots Fired, Facts Injured in Gun Debate
State lawmakers are getting testy over gun-control legislation, at least on Facebook. Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News has the story of the spat between State Sen. Dave Lawson…
March 27 Open Thread: Surf’s Up
A blue wave in November is pretty much a given at this point, but will it be big enough for Democrats to retake the House? A new report says it…