El Somnambulo – Page 15 – Delaware Liberal

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 13, 20264 Comments

Marie Pinkney and Matt Meyer With A Legit Healthcare Proposal. I've come to the conclusion that all the posturing against ChristianaCare will amount to nothing because legislators have no intention…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 13, 20268 Comments

Appo & Red Clay Voters Sweep Out School Board Incumbents. Including the presidents of each board: Three prominent school board members will not return to their seats for next school…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20266 Comments

It was bound to happen. I forgot all about writing this post--until now. So, whatever I spew out will probably be a bit truncated. Looks like Michael Dell is skipping…

BREAKING: Kevin Hensley Will Not Seek Reelection

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20267 Comments

According to one of my best spies, he dropped the news at a constituent coffee this morning.

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20265 Comments

So, John, Where Are The Homeless Gonna Go? He has no soul: People living in a city-sanctioned homeless tent village at a local Wilmington park woke up on Monday morning…

DL Open Thread: Monday, May 11, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 11, 202610 Comments

It's Not A 'Race To The Bottom' On Redistricting: What we have seen over recent months is that Democrats have largely abandoned the mode of the last decade plus in…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 10, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 10, 20262 Comments

The Right-Wing Magazine's "Sex Issue": Every few years or so, the Christian right takes another pass at the impossible task of making fundamentalism look sexy or cool. These efforts tend…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 9, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 9, 2026

Trump 'Bored' With Iran War? Yep, just like FDR was 'bored' with WW II: Patience is not Trump’s strength. One outside adviser, who speaks with him regularly, told me the…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 8, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 8, 20265 Comments

That Fucking Refinery. In order to 'fix a problem', they apparently have no choice but to emit toxic sulfur dioxide for several weeks. I'm with Speaker Minor-Brown on this one:…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 8, 202617 Comments

Conventional wisdom holds that the later one's campaign starts, the less likely it is to be a winning campaign. I mean, it only makes sense, right? A finite number of…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 7, 20261 Comment

Very happy to see that HS2/HB 151 (Gorman) unanimously passed the Senate yesterday, and now heads to the Governor. No private prisons for Delaware! If you look at the bills…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 7, 2026

Dover's House Of Hope Facing Possible Closure: A Delaware emergency shelter that has served nearly 100 women in the past year — many fleeing violence, battling untreated mental health conditions…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 6, 20261 Comment

Looks like a 'Just the facts, Ma'am' edition today. But I'll try to toss in a little snark to make it, if not interesting, at least readable. Here is yesterday's…