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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 22, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 22, 2022

A Tale Of Two Bills. Both of which were on yesterday's Agendas. Neither of which were worked. Let's start with Mayor Mike's/Buccini-Pollin's Wilmington property grab. We had written about it…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 21, 20224 Comments

Progressive bills continue to be held hostage in the House. Since I wrote that piece last Monday, only one of the 21 bills that the Kop Kabal has kept kaptive…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 19, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 19, 20225 Comments

SUPER-Worm To The Rescue! We might end up getting overrun by beetles, but still...: A plump larva the length of a paper clip can survive on the material that makes…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 18, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 18, 20226 Comments

Lead Rethug Senator Walks Out On Gun Negotiations. Dog bites man. He was just waiting for the right moment: Senators say disagreements remain over incentives for states to enact so-called…

Delaware Political Weekly: June 10-16, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 17, 202233 Comments

1. It's Official! Becca Cotto Files Against Deb Heffernan. Becca has been campaigning since the beginning of the year. A true grassroots campaign. I've been knocking doors on her behalf. …

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 17, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 17, 20222 Comments

Shout-out to the State Senate. Other than Colin Bonini. They had to bite the bullet yesterday, and they did. They stayed in session until at least 10 pm Thursday while…

More Proof That Val Longhurst Is A Lying Liar

By El Somnambulo June 16, 20225 Comments

She no longer even pretends otherwise. Take yesterday's House Administration Committee meeting. Please. There were plenty of witnesses at the hearing prepared to speak on behalf of HB 220, which…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 16, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 16, 20228 Comments

Gun bills are in the cross-hairs today. Man, when you look at the bills the House has sent over to the Senate, you can't ignore the exceptions in them that…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 16, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 16, 2022

Ginni Thomas Acted As John Eastman's Cheerleader: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has obtained email correspondence between Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 15, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 15, 20228 Comments

Kids, the term 'gun safety' only applies to the Kop Kabal package of bills in the sense that it's used for PR purposes. If the bills that passed there yesterday…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 14, 20224 Comments

What bills will the Kop Kabal allow to be considered this week? That, after all, is how business is conducted in the House. Don't forget it. Act on it. Well,…

21 Reasons Why The Kop Kabal Must Go

By El Somnambulo June 13, 20222 Comments

Since they took power back in 2010, the Kop Kabal has routinely buried hundreds of progressive bills, sometimes at the behest of Governor Markell and Governor Carney, and most of…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 12, 2022

By El Somnambulo June 12, 2022

A Case Study In Trumpism: Six years into the grass-roots movement unleashed by Donald Trump in his first presidential campaign, Angela Rubino is a case study in what that movement…