It’s Official, Franken Resigns
He's stepping down in the coming months, according to his speech. He also noted that some of the allegations are "not true," and others have been described in ways he…
Hartley-Nagle Stripped of Supervisory Powers
WDEL has a big scoop on New Castle County Council's war with its president, political tyro Karen Hartley-Nagle, who has cost the taxpayers $142,000 by creating a "hostile work environment"…
Open Thread Dec. 7: Careful What You Wish For
The Al Franken affair should come to its conclusion today. But who engineered his ouster? Wasn't Republicans. They got more than they ever could have bargained for in raising a…
Open Thread Dec. 6: Can’t Anyone Tell the Truth Around Here?
One lie leads to another: The right-wing Washington Examiner, of all news outlets, worked out the math and realized that Roy Moore's claim about when he met his wife means…
Even if They Had Never Recruited Trump, Russia Would Still Suck
Russia's state-run doping program has gotten Putin's kleptocracy banned from the Winter Olympics. Think about it -- how dirty do you have to be to be too dirty for the…
Open Thread Dec. 5: This Is Why They Don’t Let Clowns Run the Circus
The Republican Death Star tax bill is not yet fully operational, because the House and Senate versions must be reconciled. The first think pitched overboard: some of the special deals…
Rehoboth Tables LLC Voting Plan
The one thing you can count on with almost all Delaware politicians: They lack the spine for a fight. Perhaps factory-fresh Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns and Commissioner Park City…
Forget About Impeachment; Focus on the Crimes
To anyone who lived through Watergate, Robert Mueller's investigation is surprising in only one regard: How quickly he has put together a case that implicates not just the president but…
Open Thread Dec. 4: Your President Is Not a Crook
Oh, what a weekend it's been. Turns out having a belligerent ignoramus in the Oval Office leads to lots of legal liability. After Ol' Stubby Fingers tweeted out that he…
Open Thread Dec. 3: Can a Never-Raveled Chucklehead Unravel?
Pundits continue to parse the charges Mike Flynn pleaded guilty to in hopes of learning more about where Mueller's investigation is headed. Many outlets noted that K.T. McFarland seemed to…
Open Thread Dec. 2: Midnight for the Middle Class
Amid the furor of Mike Flynn's guilty plea, the Republican Senate spent the day tweaking and re-tweaking its tax gut bill, finally scribbling together an acceptable compromise that passed in…
The Ball Is Rolling Faster Now
Talking Points Memo has been digging into the court documents filed in Mike Flynn's guilty plea, and it's a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/mueller-trump-team-flynn-meddling">damning stuff he's pleading to. Flynn has now admitted that in…
Open Thread Dec. 1: Flynn Pleads Guilty, Cotton Unqualified
Well, now we know why Crazy Uncle Donald has been crazier than usual. Mike Flynn is pleading guilty today to a single count of lying to the FBI. Given how much…