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Song Of The Day: July 16, 2018

By El Somnambulo July 16, 20182 Comments

What song do you think should be the theme for the Putin-Trump summit? Here is my wife's pick:

Song Of The Day: July 15, 2018

By El Somnambulo July 15, 2018

When you write songs as well as Graham Parker, you can escape the bar scene. Here we catch him and the Rumour just as they were making that transition. As…

Song Of The Day: July 14, 2018

By El Somnambulo July 14, 20183 Comments

Most bar bands never escape the bar circuit b/c they just don't have the 'it' factor. I never understood how this band made their escape, but they did, and Thorogood…

Delaware Political Weekly: July 6-12, 2018

By El Somnambulo July 13, 201811 Comments

1. Best Week Ever For Kerri Harris Campaign. Finally, the battle is joined. Tom Carper has a record that is indefensible to real Democrats. We've chronicled that record here for…

Song Of The Day: July 13, 2018

By El Somnambulo July 13, 20182 Comments

Another great British pub-rock band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTbzyqr0TRo

July 12 Open Thread: Pizza For Perverts

By El Somnambulo July 12, 20185 Comments

I was gonna lead off with the news that Tom Carper has finally been engaged on the issue of his terrible record. But I can't emphasize it enough. Hey, read…

Song Of The Day: July 12, 2018

By El Somnambulo July 12, 20181 Comment

Pretty sure that's Nick Lowe on bass guitar. And Dave Edmunds might be up there as well. Pub rockin' at its best:

July 11 Open Thread: Everything Falls Apart

By El Somnambulo July 11, 201818 Comments

Trump trashes Germany and NATO in his opening salvo at the NATO summit in Brussels: “Germany, as far as I’m concerned, is captive to Russia because it’s getting so much…

Song Of The Day: July 11, 2018

By El Somnambulo July 11, 20181 Comment

Hey, no list of great bar bands would be complete w/o these cats from Asbury Park, NJ:

July 10 Open Thread: It Could Have Been Worse. Maybe

By El Somnambulo July 10, 201821 Comments

At least one right-winger wanted an all-out culture war, and so was hoping that Trump would nominate Amy Coney Barrett. I'm sorry, you can read all the tea leaves in…

Song Of The Day: July 10, 2018

By El Somnambulo July 10, 20182 Comments

London pub-rockers Ducks Deluxe with a slab of pure adrenaline:

Filing Deadline Countdown Thread

By El Somnambulo July 9, 201826 Comments

Was gonna wait until first thing tomorrow, but a lot happened today. First and, I believe, most important, Nnamdi Chukwuocha has indeed filed to challenge the ethically-bankrupt Charles Potter for…

July 9 Open Thread: Trump Vs. The Breast-Feeders

By El Somnambulo July 9, 201815 Comments

Yep, doing the bidding of the formula makers, the Trump Administration sought to deep-six a UN Resolution endorsing breast-feeding. Used 'gangster tactics' (threatened trade sanctions) to force Ecuador to drop…