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Kathy McGuiness Goes After That LLC Money

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on April 18, 2018 23 Comments
Kathy McGuiness Goes After That LLC Money

No, not as a State Auditor committed to being your fiscal watchdog. As a candidate. As in contributions. From her profoundly depressing kickoff announcement: Individual Contributions are limited to $1,200 per person and LLC, per election. Does this mean that each one of, say, Bryon Short’s, or Michael Cohen’s, Delaware-based LLC’s could contribute up to […]

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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 17, 2018

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on April 17, 2018 1 Comment

Let’s talk gun control legislation. Specifically, let’s discuss how the House D’s, in particular, invariably fall into the same Groundhog’s Day continuum.  It’s either incompetence, or deliberate malfeasance.  Here’s what’s bugged me for quite some time:  Why do Pete Schwartzkopf and Val Longhurst insist on sponsoring the major gun control legislation?  They aren’t in any […]

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Song Of The Day: April 17, 2018

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 17, 2018 0 Comments

Another great song from Be Bop Deluxe. Guitarist Bill Nelson is one of the most unjustly-overlooked players of the era:  

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Rob Arlett, Trump’s Guy, Running For US Senate

Filed in Delaware, Featured, National by on April 16, 2018 20 Comments
Rob Arlett, Trump’s Guy, Running For US Senate

Sussex County Councilman Rob Arlett today announced that he would run for the Senate seat currently held by Tom Carper.  Arlett helped lead the Trump campaign in Delaware, where Trump garnered just under 42% of the vote against Hillary Clinton and assorted other candidates.  His website for his previous County Council race describes him as…’Principled. […]

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Song Of The Day: April 16, 2018

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 16, 2018 8 Comments

OK, this was an album that accompanied one of my three acid trips back in the mid-70’s.  A great trip, I might add. Let’s see how it holds up…:

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Song Of The Day: April 15, 2018

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 15, 2018 1 Comment

Shoulda guessed that there would be great surf music from  Australia (Randy Newman: ‘They got surfin’ too’). Why they’re called the Atlantics instead of the Pacifics is beyond me. Great song, though:

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Song Of The Day: April 14, 2018

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 14, 2018 3 Comments

The King Of Surf Music was in his ’60’s when this video was made.  Other examples of Dick Dale’s genius are welcome here:

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Delaware Political Weekly: April 6-12, 2018

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on April 13, 2018 7 Comments

1. GOP Finds Its Sacrificial Lamb For Congress.  Presbyterian first, Rethug second?  A military chaplain who served in Iraq.  This guy.  Campaign hasn’t gotten off to a rousing start. He either did or didn’t violate Department of Defense rules when he announced his candidacy at a Kent County Republican candidates event.  Seems like a nice […]

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Song Of The Day: April 13, 2018

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 13, 2018 3 Comments

Oh, sure, I could have played the Chantays’  version of this surf rock classic.  But El Somnambulo is after bigger game:

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Song Of The Day: April 12, 2018

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 12, 2018 6 Comments

Only luchador-masked surf rockers can save the world from…Space Mosquitoes.  

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BREAKING: Speaker Ryan Will Not Run For Reelection

Filed in National by on April 11, 2018 49 Comments

According to Axios, he will make the announcement later this morning.  It could have major political repercussions: One of Washington’s best-wired Republicans said: “This is a Titanic, tectonic shift. … This is going to make every Republican donor believe the House can’t be held.” The announcement will help Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in […]

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Song Of The Day: April 11, 2018

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Don’t know if this is ‘second wave’ or ‘third wave’ surf rock, but I like it:  

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Song Of The Day: April 10, 2018

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 10, 2018 6 Comments

OK, ‘Boozer, you say you want surf rock?  I’ll GIVE you some surf rock. Starting with this real early Beach Boys obscurity:  

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