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BREAKING: General Assembly To Reconvene ‘Virtually’ In Late May

By El Somnambulo May 14, 20203 Comments

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…

DL Open Thread: Thurs., May 14, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 14, 20203 Comments

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…

DL Open Thread: Weds., May 13, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 13, 202011 Comments

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…

The Delaware Liberal Occasional Political Weekly

By El Somnambulo May 12, 202020 Comments

The local political scene has been slowed immeasurably, but I've now got more than enough for an update. 1. Sarah McBride Gets Primary Challenger And General Election Opponent. We already…

DL Open Thread: Tues., May 12, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 12, 2020

Trump Flees From Reporters. Notice how he spits out 'China' the same way the Church Lady spat out 'Satan'. BTW, Asian-Americans used to vote for R's in fairly solid numbers. …

DL Open Thread: Mon., May 11, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 11, 20202 Comments

How Conspiracy Theory Led To Funding Cut For Effective Pandemic Research. From 60 Minutes. Only in this administration could the conspiratorial ramblings of Rethug whack-job Matt Gaetz take precedence over,…

DL Open Thread: Sun., May 10, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 10, 20209 Comments

Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. US. Global. The latest carnage: 1,309,541 confirmed cases and 78,794 deaths in the United States. At this rate, we'll hit 100,000 deaths about two weeks from…

RIP: Little Richard

By El Somnambulo May 9, 20203 Comments

He really was one-of-a-kind. As described in this NYTimes obit: Rock ’n’ roll was an unabashedly macho music in its early days, but Little Richard, who had performed in drag…

DL Open Thread: Sat., May 9, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 9, 20207 Comments

Judge Laster Drops The Big One. Holds that the way property taxes as assessed is unconstitutional. I think he's absolutely right. This has been the Third Rail of Delaware Politics…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 8, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 8, 202012 Comments

Sussex County Poultry Workers Are Merely 'Canaries In The Coal Mine'. Chicken is more important than people. BTW, not a single state official is quoted in the article. Reporter misfeasance?…

DL Open Thread: Thurs., May 7, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 7, 20209 Comments

Trump Has Rolled Back Nearly 98 Environmental Rules. If Biden manages to get elected from his basement, I would hope that one of the first things he does before he…

OK, General Assembly. It’s Time.

By El Somnambulo May 6, 20202 Comments

I think most Delawareans have remained largely unconcerned about the ongoing closure of the General Assembly. Safety first. However, the challenges facing the state that will need to be addressed…

DL Open Thread: Weds., May 6, 2020

By El Somnambulo May 6, 20208 Comments

Carney Partially Reopens Some Delaware Businesses. In general, it's a cautious approach and, I think, a prudent one. Although I do question why we're removing any restrictions in Sussex County…