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DL Open Thread: Thurs., May 21, 2020
Trump Gave No-Bid Contract To Company For Mask-Cleaning. $413 million. The machines don’t work. More theft, pure and simple. Missouri Cops Beat Grandmother And Son For Trying To Return TV To Sam’s Club. I’m sorry, these cops are Nazis. They think they’re above the law, and they generally are. At Least 36,000 Lives Could Have […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., May 20, 2020
Pompeo Held Elaborate Dinners For Elites And Prospective Donors–At Taxpayer Expense. He and his wife are seriously corrupt. No wonder he had the IG fired. A must-read. BTW, Pompeo lied about not knowing of an investigation into his actions. Turns out he refused an interview with the IG. Voter Suppression In TX. How the Rethugs […]
Delaware Political Sorta Weekly: Mid-May Edition
Man, you get virtually nothin’ for months on end, and then we get a deluge. If this keeps up, I just might go back to a weekly edition–at least through the filing deadline. 1. Meet Lauren Witzke: The Rethuglican Candidate For US Senate. Anyone consider it a coincidence that she looks like a Fox Noise […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., May 19, 2020
Trump Threatens To Permanently Cut WHO Funding. Oh, and to leave the organization. His perpetual search for a scapegoat continues. A relentlessly destructive force. Trump Gives Brand-New Company $354 Mill To Manufacture Drugs Right Here In The Good Ol’ USA. While I generally like the idea of this, it’s Trump, Navarro, and potentially $800-plus million […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 18, 2020
How Rethugs Plan To Use Voter Intimidation To Achieve Victory. The courts have given these criminals free reign to suppress the vote for the first time since 1982. They don’t intend to waste the opportunity. A must-read. Report: Pompeo Had IG Fired Because Pompeo Improperly Used State Department Employees As Go-fers. Hmmm, time for a […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., May 17, 2020
Trump’s Troglodytes Head To Rehoboth. Their Constitutional right to infect others is being violated. I can’t emphasize this enough: The President is openly encouraging insurrection and violating the law. It’s only a matter of time before we have another Charlottesville. If natural selection is a ‘thing’, it’s time for it to kick in. Obama: Trump […]
Song Of The Day 5/16: Ronnie Love, “Chills And Fever”
A song about social distancing? Didn’t think so. Tom Jones gave it the ol’ white boy college try: Samantha Fish shows how it should be done:
DL Open Thread: Sat., May 16, 2020
Trump Dumps Another IG In The Dead Of Night. He apparently flew too close to some Pompeo misdeeds. Effective oversight must not be countenanced. For Those Of You About To Die For The Dow, We Salute You. Paul Krugman tries to make sense of the Rethug obsession with ‘America’s Back’. House Passes $3 Trillion Relief […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 15, 2020
Trump ‘Demands’ That Lindsey Graham Have Obama Testify About ‘Obamagate’. Graham says ‘Nyet’. Be careful what you wish for, indeed. I mean, could you imagine? BTW, a Trump war of words with Graham can only help the D who is running against Graham. This guy. He’s raised a lot of money, even outraised Graham in […]
Song Of The Day 5/15: David Crosby, “Almost Cut My Hair”
As Alby is in transit, today’s song is all about me. Oh, sure, I might have been short-changed in the height department, and I might be one or two (or so) pounds over my ideal weight, but there is no denying my Samsonesque locks. Women have been remarking about my hirsute hotness for decades now. […]
BREAKING: General Assembly To Reconvene ‘Virtually’ In Late May
Now get this straight: ‘Virtually’ and ‘virtuously’ are not synonyms. The House is scheduled to reconvene on Tuesday, May 26 and the Senate will reconvene on Wednesday, May 27. That’s about all we know so far. Time to dust off my ‘Pre-Game/Post-Game’ chops?
DL Open Thread: Thurs., May 14, 2020
Have Rethugs Already Started Civil War? Wisconsin. Michigan. Colorado. Texas. Especially Texas. Pretty much in every state. Egged On By The Rabble Rouser-In-Chief. The conclusion is inescapable: The President is advocating for civil insurrection. This should be a lead story every single day. Not to mention his burial of the CDC guidelines. Trump Vs. Fauci. […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., May 13, 2020
Is This The Precursor To ‘Obamagate’? Probably. If indeed there IS an Obamagate. Painting Michael Flynn as the victim of some dark Obamaesque conspiracy will have no impact outside of what passes for the President’s base. A Powerful Endorsement For Lindsey Graham’s Challenger. From an establishment figure who supported Graham until Graham abandoned McCain. Keep […]
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