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DL Open Thread: Friday, February 19, 2021
Time To Face It: Carney & The General Assembly Aren’t Gonna Do SHIT About Police Reform. Buried somewhere in this absolute mess of a story (Subscription required, not worth a penny of your money), the truth emerges. Carney and Pistol Pete Schwartzkopf have largely enabled the creation of a commission designed to do the absolute […]
State To Delaware Latinos: Drop Dead Of Covid
Maria Matos is right: “Equity means that you have to do things differently. And it’s OK to say ‘I’m not happy with those numbers.’ Then, do something about it…think outside the box but don’t stand in a press conference Mr. Governor and tell me that you’re not happy with the 2%, but you’re not setting […]
Trump Acquitted.
57-43. 7 R’s voted to convict: Ben Sasse, Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Pat Toomey, Richard Burr, and Bill Cassidy. That’s a lot. 43 Rethugs sealed their names in history.
I Agree With Greg Lavelle–
Or, to be more precise, Greg Lavelle agrees with me. The issue is when should parties hold their primaries for statewide, legislative, and local offices. Back in 2016, I wrote the following: Let’s start with (what I think is) the most interesting bill on today’s docket, and see what you think about it. HB 375 […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 13, 2021
Trump Defense Goes Trumpian. Bellicosity and falsehoods in equal measure. Although shorter than the average Trump campaign event. Designed to appeal to one person: Former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team mounted a combative defense on Friday focused more on assailing Democrats for “hypocrisy” and “hatred” than justifying Mr. Trump’s own monthslong effort to overturn […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, February 12, 2021
Rethugs Prepare Voter Suppression Legislation. There are two major parties: The Democratic Party and the anti-democratic party: That notion that lawmakers can simply disregard the will of the people is an affront to the very idea of representative democracy. And yet Republicans no longer seem to be exerting so much effort trying to disguise their […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Biden To Trump: ‘No Briefings For You’. One less opportunity for him to monetize his Presidency. BTW, the President is the sole arbiter as to whether Trump is entitled to briefings. RWNJ Boebert Apparently Paid Off Restaurant Liens By Collecting Phony Travel Reimbursements. The liens, as you might expect, were for not funding unemployment insurance. […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, February 5, 2021
OK, it’s time to focus on why I like pretty much everything Biden’s done so far. (1) I think he’s aware of the sands of time passing through the hourglass. He’s the oldest person to assume the presidency, he has experienced unexpected loss, and knows that nothing is guaranteed to him. (2) And I think […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2021
Quite the grab-bag to start the year. For you newbies, the songs are listed in alpha order by artist’s name. Which tunes will Stand Tall by year’s end? Clean out your earwax and take a listen: Slow Dance!!: Hey, kids, it’s math rock! Good math rock. I’m in: What would a new year be w/o […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 30, 2021
Stolen Election Hardliner Refuses Audit–Of Her Own Election. This Arizona Rethuglican Party is self-destructing. Bigly. Keep it up. ‘Everybody Has A Plan Until They’re Punched In The Mouth’. Iron Mike might as well have been talking about the vaccine shit show the Biden Administration has inherited. Including 20 mill ‘missing’ doses of vaccine. Report: Andrew […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 29, 2021
Reasons To Not Read The News-Journal: You may be aware that they are doing a clickbait series on ‘The Most Influential Delawareans’. I will not provide a link. Well, this week, they did one on the most influential political leaders, and many of the choices were bad. Uninspired. Just plain wrong. Here’s what got my […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 28, 2021
It’s Clean-Up Day in Dover. Both agendas feature bills that will head to the Governor after today, with the House mostly working Senate bills, and the Senate working House bills. Here are the respective agendas: House. Senate. The key bills that will likely achieve final passage today: HB 65 (Osienski): ‘Provides COVID-19 related relief to […]
Connect The Seditionist Dots…
Then do something. This message is for AG Kathleen Jennings, Secretary of State Jeff Bullock, and anybody else who might have some authority. First, read this. This is how state officials look at how to deal with Trump’s many shell corporations incorporated in Delaware. Excellent article. Then, read this. A key excerpt: Following OpenSecrets investigations […]
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