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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 29, 2018
The bill raising the minimum age for purchasing deadly weapons was voted out of Senate committee yesterday and is scheduled for today’s Senate Agenda. 3 of 5 members voted to release it, but the committee report doesn’t specify who the third vote was. The third person who voted to release the bill clearly opposes the […]
Song Of The Day: March 29, 2018
The departure of disgruntled keyboard player Matthew Fisher enabled Robin Trower to assume a more prominent role in Procol Harum. This is the group’s first performance as a quartet, some kickin’ blues-rock:
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 28, 2018
Karen Hartley Nagle’s dream of one day becoming New Castle County Executive is on its way to becoming just another of her delusions. The House passed legislation yesterday that would have the Governor fill a vacancy in that office, and that would also allow the Governor’s appointee to subsequently run for the position. The original […]
Song Of The Day: March 28, 2018
Procol Harum rocks out. Robin Trower’s last album with the band. Also enjoy the fact that the Gary Brooker built the piano riff off of ‘Cool Jerk’, or so it sounds to me. He sure could sing, too:
Delaware General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 27, 2018
A quick wrap-up from last Thursday, starting with the comprehensive Session Activity Report. I will only note the passage of HB 144 (Osienski) in the Senate. Why? Because even what appears to be a modest restriction on DELDOT’s ability to acquire property caused the downstate dead-enders to fulminate and foam at the mouth. Perhaps b/c […]
Song Of The Day: March 27, 2018
This song was supposedly written as Lou Reed observed Andy Warhol and Warhol’s denizens at the Factory. The weird piano sound is due to the fact that paper clips were attached to the piano strings. Hey, it’s Wikipedia, the King Of Truthiness. The song is still bleeping amazing 50-plus years on:
Dave McBride & Greg Lavelle: Twin Executioners Of Assault Weapons Ban?
Let’s first state the obvious: The so-called leader of the Delaware State Senate has given the finger to every student, family and person who took part in the March For Our Lives throughout the world. That includes Delaware and, yes, former VP Joe Biden. He ‘pulled a Schwartzkopf’, but, in this case, it was even […]
Song Of The Day: March 26, 2018
We’re stickin’ with yesterday’s theme for one more day. This song is too good to pass up:
March For Our Lives Open Thread
With more than 800(!) marches taking place all over the world, what are you doing today? If you are at one of the marches, please let us know what’s happening. If you’re watching the marches, what is your reaction? My main hope is that, just like the Women’s March last year, today’s events will be […]
Trump Bans Transgendered Troops. Again.
Maybe he’s running out of outrageous stunts to perform (no, I’m not talking about with Stormy Daniels–OK, maybe just a little bit). But at 9 pm Friday, he once again signed an Executive Order banning most transgendered troops from serving in the military. Or, maybe he signed it for the first time after announcing his […]
Song Of The Day: March 24, 2018
Some days the song comes right to you. Especially on a languid Saturday morning:
Delaware Political Weekly: March 16-22, 2018
1. Two More For RD 16. One candidate, Jakim Mohammed, filed this week for the race to succeed retiring Rep. J. J. Johnson. I like him, perhaps the only ex-cop I would consider supporting. Why? Because he challenges the way that police interact with the black community (I’m using ‘interact’ as a euphemism here). He’s […]
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