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Song of the Day 10/6: The Sex Pistols, “Pretty Vacant”

By Alby October 6, 20232 Comments

They would never admit it, even to themselves, but the Freedom Caucus apparently is in favor of anarchy in the U.S. House, which makes the Sex Pistols the perfect soundtrack…

Song of the Day 10/5: The Kinks, “Situation Vacant”

By Alby October 5, 2023

With a tip o' the sombrero to El Som. Yoohoo, anybody home? House Republicans are demonstrating that maybe men do too think about the Roman Empire too much, and no…

Song of the Day 10/4: Buffalo Springfield, “On the Way Home”

By Alby October 4, 20235 Comments

Buffalo Springfield had broken up by the time their third and final album, "Last Time Around," was released in 1968. The LP was assembled from previously recorded material to fulfill…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023

By Alby October 4, 202311 Comments

Chris Coons must be having the mother of all sads today. After Kave-in McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, a GOP member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN…

Song of the Day 10/3: The Ramones, “Why Is It Always This Way?”

By Alby October 3, 2023

Elon Musk's fascist leanings are obvious at this point, and Russian state TV put a fine point on it yesterday by bragging that "Elon Musk really is our agent." That…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023

By Alby October 3, 202321 Comments

Matt Gaetz – am I the only one who thinks he looks like a low-quality AI rendering of a young Jack Nicholson? – has pulled the trigger on his threat…

Song of the Day 10/2: The Traveling Wilburys, “Not Alone Any More”

By Alby October 2, 2023

Rock has had a lot of so-called supergroups, but I think the superest of them all is an easy choice. The Traveling Wilburys featured Beatle George Harrison, Nobel Prizewinner Bob…

DL Open Thread Monday Oct. 2, 2023

By Alby October 2, 20234 Comments

It takes a lot of dysfunction for the media to notice the GOP is in disarray, but that tipping point has been reached. Matt Gaetz says he'll try to oust…

Song of the Day 9/30: “Flipper” Theme

By Alby September 30, 20232 Comments

Former Republican poll watcher Scott Hall pled guilty to five criminal counts and must testify against co-defendants, notably former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, his contact in the plot. He's the…

Meanwhile, in New Jersey…

By Alby September 30, 20232 Comments

Indicted Sen. "Gold Bar Bob" Menendez refuses to resign, but nobody expects him to survive a primary for his seat. Yet so far only one office-holder, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim,…

Song of the Day 9/29: Fitz and the Tantrums, “MoneyGrabber”

By Alby September 29, 20232 Comments

Bethany Hall-Long's intended coronation as Delaware's next governor has hit a major snag. Seems like her rivals' campaign signs might not be the only thing her sleazeball husband/campaign treasurer has…

DL Open Thread Friday, Sept. 29, 2023

By Alby September 29, 202310 Comments

Considering the pointlessness of the entire spectacle – all the challengers combined don't reach Trump's share of the Republican voters – the media sure is spilling a lot of pixels…

Song of the Day 9/28: Alana Springsteen, “twenty something”

By Alby September 28, 2023

Bruce Springsteen has cancelled all his remaining 2023 concert dates as he combats peptic ulcer disease, demonstrating that the Democratic Party isn't the only institution plagued by decrepitude. The rockers…