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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: June 30, 2018

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That was quite the mixed bag on Thursday.  The bad? The House ‘cut the baby in half’ on relief to the racinos.  Hey, as long as Rep. Lynn is happy, I can’t be too upset.  Still, rewarding Denis McGlynn for his serial incompetence hardly seems fair. The really good? The House pushed back against the […]

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Song Of The Day: June 30, 2018

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Bessie Smith needs ‘a little sugar in my bowl’. Wonder what she means:

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Delaware Political Weekly: June 22-28, 2018

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on June 29, 2018 64 Comments

1. BREAKING NEWS: Mike Ramone’s Successor To File Today. Wow, Was I wrong! And was Dave Woodside right! Stephanie Barry will officially file today to challenge The Mediocrity That Is Mike Ramone in the 21st RD. Who is Stephanie Barry, you might ask? She is the Director Of Operations and Programs For the Newark-based PAWS […]

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Song Of The Day: June 29, 2018

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No double entendre week would be complete w/o ‘Big 10-Inch Record’:

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 28, 2018

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“No ganja for you.”  Thus saieth the Somoronic solons in Dover.   The bill got 21 votes, needed 25. Only one R, Jeff Spiegelman,  voted for it. Here are the D’s who went not voting and effectively defeated the bill: Bolden, Carson, Jaques, M. Smith, and, of course, Speaker Pete. To his credit, ex-cop Larry Mitchell […]

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Song Of The Day: June 28, 2018

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Betcha didn’t think I could come up with yet another household appliance double entendre. But I did, sorta. Not much subtlety to this one:

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 27, 2018

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While the Budget Bill passed in the House and was sent to the Governor, there might be problems with the bill that gives state employees and pensioners a one-time bonus. How else to read this quote from Speaker Pete?: “If we don’t pass that after we put it out, there are going to be some […]

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Song Of The Day: June 27, 2018

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Why not continue with ‘appliance-themed’ double entendres for a second straight day?:

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Supreme Court Goes Rogue

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With its illegitimate justice, Neil Gorsuch, deciding these 5-4 cases: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-upholds-trump-travel-ban-n873441 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/opinion/supreme-court-american-express.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-texas-gerrymandering.html More outrages to come, no doubt.

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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues. June 26, 2018

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This lame session of the General Assembly limps towards its merciful conclusion four session days hence. T, W, Th, and Saturday. If any historians have the stomach to look back, they will blame this session’s myriad embarassments on terrible leadership–a timid visionless governor, a President Pro-Tempore unsuited to the times, and a Speaker who only […]

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Song Of The Day: June 26, 2018

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Nobody who saw Bonnie Raitt at the beginning of her career will ever forget this one. Safe to say that her muse did not stem from a high school creative writing class:

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Song Of The Day: June 25, 2018

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It’s double entendre week here at DL. Got some great ones picked out. But feel free to share yours. Here’s a song that’s no doubt about cows and butter:

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Song Of The Day: June 24, 2018

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The last song that Gram Parsons wrote and recorded before his death. To call it prescient would be an understatement:

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