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Delaware Political Weekly: May 24-30, 2024
1. D State Rep. Sophie Phillips Gets Primary Challenger in RD 18. I have no idea why as she’s great. The challenger is one Lisa Cooke, or Lisa Cooke-Rossi, she writes it both ways on her campaign finance committee filing. Regardless of name, it’s this person. An education paraprofessional at unnamed schools and past-President of […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 31, 2024
He’s Once, Twice, 34 Times A Felon. Brings a tear to my eye. Jennifer Rubin states the sadly obvious: The flock of pundits who insisted trying Trump was constitutionally untoward and strategically unwise nowlook foolish and, worse, clueless about the importance of holding Trump accountable for his crimes. One cannot defend the rule of law […]
Trump: Guilty Times 34!!
Found guilty on all counts!!: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/30/trump-hush-money-trial-live-updates-jury-deliberations/
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2024
My kind of month. Tons o’ diversity. So many cool songs that I’m calling an audible and releasing this list two days early–already have a couple for June in the can: I know, I know. Had one of her songs on here last month. I like this one more: My kind of newgrass! Do we […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 30, 2024
RIP, Lonnie George: I’ll leave it to others to examine the Del-Tech aspect of the story. For me, Lonnie was the Speaker of the House during my first two years working for the Delaware General Assembly. Much to everyone’s surprise, likely including Lonnie and Bob Gilligan, the Democrats won control of the House in 1982. […]
My Random Thoughts On Delaware’s Primaries
Subject to change from the moment I hit ‘Publish’. 1. The race between Marcus Henry and Karen Hartley-Nagle is, in my opinion, over. Marcus has been everywhere, Karen is barely running a campaign. In addition, KHN has reportedly split–or been split from–her political consigliere without whom she has no idea as to how to run […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 26, 2024
Hillary Blames Everybody Else–Again. Only in the NYTimes would this be clickbait. Yo, Hillary, your arrogance and tone-deafness is largely why we got Trump in the first place: And in a blunt reflection about the role sexism played in her 2016 presidential campaign, she said women were the voters who abandoned her in the final […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 25, 2024
“Why Our Polls Suck.” That should have been the title of the enclosed article. But since it was published in the NYTimes, and since the article critiqued their poll’s methodology, it was toned down. Message is clear, though: The polls have shown Donald Trump with an edge for eight straight months, but there’s a sign […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 17-23, 2024
1. The Rev Interviews Collin O’Mara. Since he is/was a skeptic, this extensive and aggressive interview with O’Mara comes highly recommended. Listen to the interview, form your own opinion. I think you’ll be impressed. I especially love his critique of the budget process and how he proposes to change it, especially when it comes to […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 24, 2024
Colleges To Pay Athletes. As if they weren’t already: The NCAA and its five power conferences have approved a deal that paves the way for schools to pay athletes directly, a change that would crush any last notions of amateurism in major college sports. The agreement, which settles three antitrust cases and was voted on […]
Bribes, Payoffs, Or Both? What Do These Lobbyists Expect For Their $$’s?
From my inbox: Please Join Us After Session On May 23rd Contributions may be made for one candidate or for any combination. Checks for Senator Trey Paradee should be made payable to “Committee To Elect Paradee” and may be brought the evening of the event or mailed to: Committee To Elect Paradee, 22 Bell […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 23, 2024
Paul Baumbach’s bills protecting state retirees’ health care benefits passed the Senate. Each bill had a friendly amendment added onto them. They’re at the top of today’s House Agenda, and will again pass unanimously, just like they did in the Senate. Yo, John can I have a press credential for the bill signing? W-what, there’s […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., May 23, 2024
Oh, Nos! Not Another Plague Hitting Florida!!??: For all the obvious challenges facing South Florida as sea levels surge, one serious threat to public health and the environment remains largely out of sight, but everywhere: Septic tanks. Millions of them dot the American South, a region grappling with some of the planet’s fastest-rising seas, according […]
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