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DL Open Thread: Friday, July 9, 2021

By El Somnambulo July 9, 20213 Comments

Wanna Avoid Taxes? Buy Yourself A Sports Team. Here's how: (LA Clippers' owner Steve) Ballmer pays such a low rate, in part, because of a provision of the U.S. tax…

Arden Concert Gild FINALLY Books Sierra Hull!

By El Somnambulo July 8, 20211 Comment

Ron Ozer tells me that I first reached out to her agent back in 2017. My short-term memory is such that....wait, what was I just talking about? Regardless, this boundary-pushing…

Mo’ Better Democrats: Challenge These Legislative Miscreants!

By El Somnambulo July 6, 202135 Comments

We can argue about the merits of the recently-concluded first session of the 151st General Assembly. However, with a progressive Senate D Caucus moving full speed ahead, we learned who…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 3, 2021

By El Somnambulo July 3, 202110 Comments

Southern Pastors Give Up On Vaccinating The Flock. Mostly in white rural congregations: Polls have consistently shown that white evangelicals are among the groups most hardened against vaccination. The most…

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 2, 2021

By El Somnambulo July 2, 20213 Comments

Supreme Court: You Don't Have The Right To Vote. Justice Alito finally gets his crane shot. A political decision masquerading as a constitutional one. Elena Kagan's blistering dissent. All 6…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June 2021

By El Somnambulo July 1, 20215 Comments

Yet another diverse set of divertissements, featuring a couple of songs I'd missed from earlier this year. Enjoy! If you're gonna cover a Leonard Cohen song, might as well make…

House Leadership Flat-Out Lied To Senate On Gun Control Package

By El Somnambulo July 1, 202119 Comments

The deal was cut months ago. There would be a four-bill package of gun control bills that would be worked and passed this year. Two bills would start in the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 30, 20217 Comments

Awake yet? We're not talking Countdown To Ecstasy. We're talking Countdown To Inevitability. A relatively drama-free June 30. We don't yet know whether the Senate will take up the magazine…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 29, 202121 Comments

Let's see...I've got my cold-brewed coffee w/oat milk at the ready, facing at least two hours of cogent analysis and unrelenting snark...let's DO this! The Bill Mill is grinding overtime…

What I Want Done (And Not Done) In The Next Two Legislative Days

By El Somnambulo June 28, 20218 Comments

Everybody has their wish-list. Here's mine. I'm limiting this to those items that conceivably could be done before the conclusion of this legislative session. So, I'm not including pot legalization…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 26, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 26, 202112 Comments

Keep This Bill Dead And Buried. When the bill passed the House quite awhile ago, I thought it was a done deal in the Senate. Thankfully, it's languished in the…

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 25, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 25, 202116 Comments

A Message To You Rudy: You can't practice law in New York State: In its 33-page decision, the court said that Mr. Giuliani’s actions represented an “immediate threat” to the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday 24, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 24, 20216 Comments

Dispatcher: "Adam-12, Adam-12, we have a Gold Alert on SB 147 and SB 148. Both have gone missing and have been unaccounted for for at least 48 hours. Please respond."…