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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 15, 2020
Unionization, anybody? Now, that’s how to kick off a session. I find it almost impossible to envision the Petes and Vals of this General Assembly moving forward with total equanimity for the staff involved in this effort. The best part is, they dare not do anything about it lest they be revealed for the hypocrites […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., Jan. 15, 2020
The Debate That Didn’t Matter. No diversity, and no real discussion. CNN ensured that there was no real discussion. ‘Gotcha’ questions and obsessed with being time-traffic cops. That debate sucked. Here’s one for the REV, though: My youngest daughter, who has always been a Bernie supporter, has finally convinced my wife to make a $27 […]
COMMENT RESCUE: Legislative Staff Seeks To Organize
This is big, and will also be a fascinating dynamic into the relationship between staff and legislators. Particularly Democratic legislators. The Reverend RE Vanella tipped us off to this: https://prospect.org/labor/historic-union-drive-makes-delaware-first-state-again/ Allow me to borrow some of the delicious particulars from this must-read piece: On Tuesday, state legislative workers in Delaware announced a union drive on […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 14, 2020
When Season One of our 2-session soap opera concluded, the cliff-dwellers had left us with the following cliffhangers: Will Dave McBride and Nicole Poore really get away with breaking their public promise to the people of Delaware to bring gun control bills to the Senate floor? Will Dave McBride really prevent consideration of minimum wage […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., Jan. 14, 2020
Wisconsin Judge Demands That Election Board Disenfranchise Voters. Over 200K voters. Trump’s reelection strategy is right there: (1) Fire up the base; and (2) disenfranchise voters in swing states. That’s it. OTOH, In Texas…: This is how you fight back. Just check out how comprehensive this effort is. Report: Biden Has Called For Social Security […]
The Oscars 2020: Black People Need Not Apply
Talk about being caught in a cultural timewarp: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/2020-oscar-nominations-list-academy-awards-nominees-1203461985/
Trouble In BOTH Of Dave McBride’s Houses
By both, I mean this House…: and this house: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/35759-Tarpon-Dr_Lewes_DE_19958_M62424-40232 Estimated value: $838,000. Not bad. I wonder if there’s a single residence in SD 13 that is worth that much. McBride and his wife have resided in that house since 2005. It was a newly-built home at the time. To be fair, Dave McBride […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., Jan. 13, 2020
Bloomberg The Inevitable Nominee? This guy thinks so. It’s incredibly annoying how ubiquitous his commercials are. If the Presidency can be bought, he might be the one to do it. BTW, I disagree with this guy’s premise, but you never know. Calling Anti-War Activists ‘Traitors’ Isn’t Working So Well Anymore. True, but the reelection strategy […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., Jan. 12, 2020
Trump Holds Iraqi $$’s Hostage. Trump: ‘If you want us out, we’ll deny you access to your money’. Gee, that sounds kinda familiar… The Case For Sending Only The Second Article Of Impeachment To The Senate For Now. Gotta say, it’s a pretty compelling case. There Was No ‘Imminent’ Attack. This was a policy, long […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., Jan. 11, 2020
IC Navarro’s Got Some ‘Splainin’ To Do. Featuring, and I’m not making this up, “Mitch’s Bitches”. Yes, that Mitch. As to the reference: Mitch Crane, who had worked in the state insurance office under former commissioner Matt Denn and unsuccessfully ran for the office in 2012, is also named as a defendant. Crane said he […]
BREAKING: Marie Pinkney To Challenge Dave McBride In SD 13!!
In a Democratic primary. I think she will defeat the Lewes-based senator who claims to ‘represent’ his New Castle/Bear area district. Maybe even handily. First, a note. Many of you probably saw allusions to this race yesterday. However, because there had been no official announcement from the campaign, we removed them out of respect to […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., Jan. 10, 2020
Those Poll Numbers On Trump’s Assassination Of Suleimani Not Looking Good. I don’t generally ‘do’ polls here, but this one suggests that Trump might have done lasting damage to his reelection. Clinton Found Innocent–Again. Doesn’t make her any less guilty of political malpractice though, which was her true transgression. Her disastrous candidacy will never offer […]
DL Political Weekly: Jan. 3-9, 2020
1. The Mantzavinos Candidacy. As we noted earlier this week, Spiros Mantzavinos has filed to challenge Anthony Delcollo in the 7th Senatorial District. I believe that both the New Castle County Democratic Party and the State Democratic Party did everything they could to entice a candidate into this race. Spiros said yes. There could still […]
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