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Delaware United Announces Endorsements For Legislative Races
Not a clunker in the bunch: “It is with great pride that Delaware United announces the first round of endorsements for this election season. We have also scheduled our first debate for this election season. Endorsement Announcement! Join us in supporting these fine candidates by donating to their campaigns to help get them over the […]
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2020: Part 2
Continuing our trek northward through the statewide primary ballot: President Of Wilmington City Council (D Primary): Hanifa Shabazz vs. Trippi Congo. After all the dust settled at the filing deadline, we were left with Shabazz and the Man Without A District. To their credit, council members declared Congo’s 2nd District seat vacant after he admitted […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Kentuckians Angry That Moscow Mitch Has Absented Himself From Relief Negotiations. He could go down in a blue tsunami. Mark Meadows Basically Blew Up Relief Negotiations. Pelosi thinks he’s Mnuchin’s ‘enforcer’. The D’s, of course, had already caved, going from $3 trillion to $2 trillion. Does that mean that any new negotiation starts at $2 […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, August 10, 2020
The Clusterbleep Caused By Trump’s ‘Executive Orders’. Unworkable, confusing, and, as usual, not even thought-out. I’m sure that seniors will catch on quickly when they understand that the plan could hurt Social Security and Medicare. Not to mention, his ‘orders’ are ‘absurdly unconstitutional’. Bill Gates: America Has Worst Covid Testing In The World. Why?: “You […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., August 9, 2020
Trump Signs Buncha Executive Orders On Economic Relief. They don’t do what he says they’re gonna do, they will once again force states to siphon money from other programs and, oh, yes, nobody knows if he has the authority to do what he did. Dana Milbank was right. It only gets worse. Every single day. […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 8, 2020
The Dysfunctional Relationship Between Trump And Intelligence Agencies. A must-read on how Trump’s biases have led to changes in intelligence reports–mustn’t make him angry. DNI finally comes out and says it–Russia is working to reelect Trump. Sure looks like Russia has fed disinformation to Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley, as well as, who else, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 7, 2020
NY AG Seeks To Dissolve The NRA. The leaders allegedly looted the charitable arm of the organization and pocketed the money for themselves and their pals. Here is a blow-by-blow description of the ‘rot’. You can pry the figurative firepower from their cold dead hands. Or, at least try. Ga. Students Suspended After Sharing This […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 6, 2020
The Supreme Court ‘Created’ Qualified Immunity For Police Officers. Here’s Why It Must Go. One of the best, and most blistering, legal opinions you will read. Read you should. Health Insurance Companies Reaped Windfall From Pandemic. Remember, they don’t provide any health services, just take their cut as middlemen. Rethugs Push ‘Ye’s Candidacy In Wisconsin. […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., August 5, 2020
Kobach Loses In Kansas, Justice Democrat Wins In Missouri, Mizzou Voters Approve Obamacare Medicaid Expansion, Tlaib Appears To Be Winning. We can cross Kansas off the list of competitive Senate races, but AOC and the Justice Democrats are here to stay. Mo’ Better Democrats. Trump Sues Nevada, Gives Florida A Pass, On Mail-In Ballots. Why […]
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2020: Part 1
I’m gonna do things a little differently this time around. I’m gonna start at the bottom of the statewide primary ballot and work my way to the top, stopping along the way whenever a race captures my fancy. OK, let’s scroll from the bottom (meaning Lower Slower as our appetizer): Sussex County Council District 3 […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., August 4, 2020
Trump Organization In DA’s Crosshairs. Not just or, perhaps even primarily, for the ‘hush money’ payments: The prosecutors cited newspaper reports, including one that concluded the president may have illegally inflated his net worth and the value of his properties to lenders and insurers. They also included an article on the congressional testimony of his […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, August 3, 2020
US Outbreaks Have Become ‘Extraordinarily Widespread’. Dr. Birx has always played the ‘good cop’ to Fauci’s ‘bad cop’. In other words, she’s downplayed the dangers. When she says ‘extraordinarily widespread’, she means it’s hitting hard in Trump country, especially in rural America. I agree with Nancy Pelosi that Birx has been a major part of […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, August 2, 2020
The Corruption Of Trump’s Impeachment Defense. From a guy who was there, and spotted the exact moment when it was clear that the Administration was being totally dishonest. Trump To Bar Press From Convention. Fine. Don’t cover his speech, don’t cover it at all. The conventions are designed to engage the public, and build momentum. […]
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