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March 7 Open Thread: Reading the Texas Tea Leaves
Texas held its primary elections yesterday, and Politico analyzes the results. For me, the biggest takeaway was that several candidates who topped their fields in fund-raising did not win their Democratic primaries. Second-biggest: Women ruled. Stormy Daniels’ 15 minutes aren’t up yet. Her lawyer filed to have her non-disclosure agreement with Trump voided because Trump […]
March 6 Open Thread: Let Denn Lead on Gun Control
Delaware Democrats, seeking leadership on gun issues given the makeup of their generally clueless caucus, should read Matt Denn’s op-ed supporting Gov. Carney’s call for a ban on assault weapons. This should stand as an answer to all those people who wonder why some of us considered Denn the best person for the governor’s job, […]
March 5 Open Thread: Carper, Coons Sell Out for Handful of Magic Bipartisan Beans
Delaware’s underwhelming Senate duo makes an appearance in this story of how Dodd-Frank was doomed by Democrats eager to appear bipartisan. All the other Democrats featured are in red states that back Trump; glossed over are the reasons for Carper’s and Coons’ perfidy. These Democrats, Politico declares, are hungry to show they can make Washington […]
WTF Is Wrong With John Carney?
I understand why Gov. John Carney wanted to get rid of DEDO, the Delaware Economic Development Office, after the office spent the Markell years throwing taxpayer money with great fanfare at ventures that went tits-up (looking at you, Fisker!). What I don’t understand is why he replaced it with a “public-private partnership” that essentially hands […]
March 4 Open Thread: Only Now Are Trump’s Friends Worried
The headlines have been chilling. Lots of outlets are running stories that claim Trump’s friends are starting to worry about his mental state. Oh, great. That basically means “you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.” At least with Nixon, it wasn’t until years later that we learned he was talking to the portraits on the walls. Republicans […]
March 3 Open Thread: The Scold Has No Clothes
It’s not just me who thinks Kevin Ohlandt made an ass of himself by trying to smear Rep. Mike Ramone . Fealty to the NRA might finally have become a political loser. Here’s how they’ve gotten away with it for so long. Yep, this guy is Director of the Environmental Protection Agency. And, yep, willful […]
Know Your Firearm Fondlers: State Sen. Brian Pettyjohn
When it comes to gun laws, State Sen. Brian Pettyjohn wins the yellow jersey: He’s the General Assembly’s biggest hypocrite. The former Georgetown mayor, who fell into his senate seat when Eric Bodenweiser’s past caught up with him, was doing an undistinguished job in the minority caucus until last June, when he tried to board […]
Open Thread March 2: Students Stride to Battle, Lawmakers Crawl to Safety
Delaware’s Democrats, emboldened by the groundswell of anger about the NRA’s role in America’s deadly gun culture, introduced a bill yesterday that would raise the minimum age for buying a long gun from 18 to 21, which already is the minimum age for buying a handgun. This tiny baby step was trumpeted to the skies […]
Why Do the Conservatives Rage?
I’m sure you’ve noticed that today’s Republicans, and conservatives generally, are the sorest winners in history. It’s unmissable, because it’s everywhere. Peter Beinart in The Atlantic uses the current cultural moment on guns to illustrate why this is so. On the subject of guns, conservatives have dominated public policy, both in Washington and in the […]
Oxymoron of the Day: Intelligent Gun Owner
“In my opinion, you hang a sign out front that says this is a ‘gun-free zone’ and what do you get? An open invitation.” — “Dr.” Donald Hattier, Indian River School Board member Yesterday I drove someone to the emergency room, and a sign out front caught my eye. Guess what? The ER is a […]
Open Thread March 1: Marijuana Task Force or Stoner Farce?
You have to read Matt Bittle’s story about Wednesday’s marijuana task force meeting to believe it. Rep. Helene Keeley, who chaired the meeting, couldn’t have screwed it up any more if she had taken bong hits throughout. Here, I’ll let Matt do the honors: A vote to release the task force’s report was initially thought […]
Delaware’s Blood-Soaked “Sportsmen” Call for “Individual Control”
I can’t make this shit up. Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association President Jeff Hague appeared on Rob Sussman’s WXDE show yesterday and said, “From our analysis of what’s going on, on a national level it’s being driven down to a liberal, democratic [sic] agenda and far left views on many issues, not only the gun issue, […]
Neuberger Out of AG Race
Attorney Tom Neuberger told WDEL he will withdraw his candidacy for the Republican nomination for attorney general so he can instead represent injured firefighter Brad Speakman in a lawsuit against the City of Wilmington. Frankly, the lawsuit sounds like total bullshit to me: From the WDEL account: Neuberger said the city must answer for “numerous […]
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