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Open Thread Jan. 30: He’s Not a Real President, But He Plays One on TV

By Alby January 30, 201814 Comments

The State of the Union? Nobody cares, and nobody should, Jim Newell argues, because "it has lost its efficacy in the age of the one-minute news cycle." Speaking of tired…

Open Thread Jan. 29: Eyesore Rankles Sorehead

By Alby January 29, 201822 Comments

Bob Weiner is easily New Castle County's wackiest council member. Remember that time he tried to effect a citizen's arrest on a guy putting unauthorized advertising on a telephone pole?…

Jan. 28: If We Start Honoring Women, Pretty Soon We’ll Have to Honor Everybody

By Alby January 28, 201812 Comments

That's pretty much the stance of state Sen. Gary Simpson, who objected to a monument honoring women's WWII service at Leg Hall. His logic is impeccable: "Obviously men had struggles…

Open Thread Jan. 27: What It Is Ain’t Exactly Clear

By Alby January 27, 20183 Comments

Friday afternoon was quieter than usual for the Age of Trump. Too quiet? Hard to say. But the chattering classes seem to be processing the revelations about the Mueller investigation…

Friday News Dump: I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Strip

By Alby January 26, 2018

The award for biggest sexual harassment story of the day goes to casino mogul Steve Wynn, accused of demanding sex from numerous women who worked for him. All I can…

Open Thread Jan. 26: In Dover, More Money Means More Fighting

By Alby January 26, 20182 Comments

Gov. Carney's budget is only a starting point for the Generous Assembly, and Sneaky Pete Schwartzkopf already is making noises about wanting more money to give away as grants-in-aid. An…

Carney Budget: Raises All Around

By Alby January 25, 201826 Comments

Gov. John Carney unveiled his budget earlier today, and the decent DEFAC numbers have him feeling expansive. His blueprint calls for $4.25 billion in spending, an increase of 3.5% that…

Art for Art’s Sake, Money for God’s Sake

By Alby January 25, 201811 Comments

That refrain from an old 10cc song leapt to mind when I saw this story about the White House asking the Guggenheim Museum to loan it a Van Gogh, "Landscape…

Open Thread Jan. 25: Horndogs and Tide Pods

By Alby January 25, 201814 Comments

We have an apparent blockade on real news this morning. The interwebs are clogged with stories about celebrities being accused of rape and sexual assault, a veritable cornucopia of horndogitude.…

If Eagles Win, Delaware Loses $625,766

By Alby January 24, 201812 Comments

What's a Super Bowl victory by the Eagles worth to the team's Delaware fans? It better be more than the sum in the headline, because that's the difference to the…

Open Thread Jan. 24: KHN, Scorned as the One Who Ran and Won

By Alby January 24, 201814 Comments

Old-timers (and "Big Lebowski" fans) will remember "Branded," the Chuck Connors Western series about a frontier soldier cashiered for cowardice. The opening credits showed his ritual humiliation -- stripped of…

Biden Confirms: McConnell Wouldn’t Condemn Russian Election Meddling

By Alby January 23, 20181 Comment

Joe Biden stopped by one of his favorite haunts Tuesday, the Council on Foreign Relations, where he spoke candidly about Russian interference in the 2016 elections, blaming Mitch McConnell for…

Jake Tapper: “The Patriots Are Cheaters”

By Alby January 23, 20186 Comments

CNN's Jake Tapper was interviewed on-air about his beloved Philadelphia Eagles, and he pulled no punches. “The Patriots cheat. This is just a fact as established by investigations. They’re a…