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DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 16, 2024
How Delay Tactics Have Worked For Trump For Decades. When facing legal woes, as he has for decades in civil courts, Mr. Trump seeks to manipulate the schedule. Whether or not the facts are in his favor, he plays a game of calendar calculus to pit one case against the other, in hopes of pushing […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 15, 2024
FIRE MERRICK GARLAND TODAY!! I’m gonna try to keep this rant profanity-free. Because I’m so fluffing angry that I either exercise restraint, or be placed in restraints: Federal prosecutors have started to produce tens of thousands of documents in response to a subpoena from Donald Trump in the New York state hush money case, threatening […]
Delaware Political Weekly: March 8-14, 2024
1. Collin O’Mara Files For Governor. I think he’s got a legit shot. Let’s face it: The partisans supporting BHL and Matt Meyer who post here have focused on the weaknesses (or worse) of the other candidate. That’s because both candidates have weaknesses, potential legal problems and/or antagonistic constituencies that make them vulnerable. O’Mara enters […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Today’s Big Story: The Senate will consider ‘Permit To Purchase’. The bill came back from the House with several amendments attached, amendments that largely weaken the bill, which is the modus operandi for the Lesser House, and will continue to be the modus operandi of the Lesser House until the leadership changes. It is the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Police Preying On Children. This story has the statistics and, more importantly, the ordeal suffered by a victim and her family. Must-reading: A Washington Post investigation has found that over the past two decades, hundreds of police officers have preyed on children, while agencies across the country have failed to take steps to prevent these […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 13, 2024
I’ve been told I overthink things. However, I don’t think I can overthink the magnitude of the unanimous passage of HB 281 yesterday. Which is why it’s today’s Story Of The Day. Here’s why: 1. This officially makes John Carney the lamest of lame ducks. Carney’s transition began with his recognition that he wasn’t gonna […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
In the Friday Open Thread, former state Rep. John Kowalko wrote the following: Please alert your readers to the fact that Rep. Baumbach’s amendment to his own HB 281 effectively guts the bill and is against the interests of retirees current and future. The bill removes Medicare Advantage (privatization of health care insurance) as an […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 10, 2024
Elon Musk’s Largest (Only?) Charitable Beneficiary? You have to ask?: At the same time, (Musk) runs a charity with billions of dollars, the kind of resources that could make a global impact. But unlike Bill Gates, who has deployed his fortune in an effort to improve health care across Africa, or Walmart’s Walton family, which […]
Delaware Political Weekly: March 1-7, 2024
OK, so I’m a day late with this. What are you gonna do, cancel your subscription?? 1. Some Guy Named Eric Hansen Files To Run For US Senate As An R. Allegedly ‘quitting the corporate world’ to run for office. The corporate world, in this case, meaning Walmart: Eric started his career working at well-known […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Leftover thought from yesterday’s column, courtesy of Dorothy Parker: Katie Britt’s performance ran the gamut of emotions from A to B. Oh, that rape story she told? It’s false: Britt continued: “The cartels put her on a mattress in a shoebox of a room, and they sent men through that door, over and over again, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 8, 2024
He Gave The Speech He Needed To Give. A ‘Give ‘Em Hell, Harry’ speech, with a dose of ‘You think I’m too old, let’s see Trump do this’ thrown in for good measure: President Joe Biden’s fourth and possibly last speech to a joint session of Congress on Thursday night was the feistiest and most […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Today’s Big Story: In The House, ‘Permit To Purchase’=Permit To Weaken Permit To Purchase Bill. Courtesy of Speaker ‘Our PAL Val’ and her leadership henchpersons. In this case, ‘House Majority Leader’ Melissa Minor-Brown is doing the honors for her incompetent boss and the pro-gun contingent. SS1/SB 2, the ‘Permit To Purchase’ bill, passed the Senate […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Biden And D’s Should Target North Carolina. Even in a world of fascist nutjobs now deemed acceptable within the Rethug Party, this guy is over the line: The Republican Party under Donald Trump has habitually elevated extreme right-wing candidates who can’t find enough support outside of hardcore partisans to win elections. But Mark Robinson, who […]
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