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March 19 Open Thread: Money Is the Root of All Greed

By Alby March 19, 201832 Comments

WDEL's Amy Cherry has the best story on the kerfuffle over the firing of Padua Academy's principal. The Diocese of Wilmington is trying to split hairs about it, but it…

March 16 Open Thread: Go to Jail. Go Directly to Jail.

By Alby March 16, 201825 Comments

The Mueller investigation passed Go and collected $200 yesterday, when it was revealed that Mueller has subpoenaed documents from the Trump Organization. I think Mueller is moving slowly to give…

Legal Pot in Delaware? Don’t Hold Your Breath

By Alby March 15, 201815 Comments

State Rep. Helene Keeley's campaign to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use has taught us many things, but none more basic than this: Delaware will legalize marijuana if and when…

Ides of March Open Thread: Where’s Brutus When You Need Him?

By Alby March 15, 20188 Comments

The Delaware State News continues to push hard for Dover Downs to get the tax break it's been demanding for the past several years. The paper is so eager it…

March 14 Open Thread: Blame the Pornstache

By Alby March 14, 201816 Comments

Republicans have figured out why they lost that special election last night: Rick Saccone's pornstache. No, I'm not making that up; one GOP operative actually blamed the mustache, as if…

March 13 Open Thread: Rex T Follows T Rex Into Extinction

By Alby March 13, 201811 Comments

Rex Tillerson finally managed to get himself fired yesterday, apparently for telling the obvious truth that the Russians assassinate people in other countries, often England. His no-class piece of shit…

Gun-Hugger John Sigler Working Behind the Scenes to Scuttle HB 300

By Alby March 12, 201811 Comments

I hadn't thought of John Sigler since May 2013, when he abruptly quit as chairman of the state GOP, after overseeing one of the worst periods in the party's history.…

March 12 Open Thread: The Resistance Has Legs, and Knows How to Use Them

By Alby March 12, 201817 Comments

The mainstream media has made a gazillion trips to "middle America" trying to understand Trump voters (pro tip, journalists: They're stupid, no other explanation needed), but this article makes the…

March 11 Open Thread: Some Delaware Democrats Don’t Like Democracy

By Alby March 11, 20187 Comments

The News Journal's Scott Goss looked at how how DEDO's replacement, the Delaware Prosperity Partnership, operates, and found there's a reason their board meetings aren't open to the public: They…

March 10 Open Thread: Greedy Landowners Sue NCCo

By Alby March 10, 201811 Comments

Supporting "farmland preservation" has become a routine position for Delaware politicians, and with good reason: Farmers love it because they get lots of money and don't have to give up…

Open Thread March 9: Master Negotiator? No, Master Baiter

By Alby March 9, 20184 Comments

I have actually read Republican dipshits talking about Donald Trump's skill at negotiations. This is perhaps the biggest lie Trump tells about himself -- quick, name a business he's been…

March 8 Open Thread: Out of the Mouths of Babes

By Alby March 8, 201813 Comments

Quote of the day comes from David Hogg, the 17-year-old Parkland massacre survivor who quickly became a target of the NRA for daring to speak against Moloch, the Gun God.…

March 7 Open Thread: Reading the Texas Tea Leaves

By Alby March 7, 201820 Comments

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…