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

By El Somnambulo June 28, 201835 Comments

"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…

Song Of The Day: June 28, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 28, 2018

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:

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

By El Somnambulo June 27, 20184 Comments

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.…

Song Of The Day: June 27, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 27, 2018

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

Supreme Court Goes Rogue

By El Somnambulo June 26, 20188 Comments

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.

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

By El Somnambulo June 26, 20182 Comments

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,…

Song Of The Day: June 26, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 26, 2018

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…

Song Of The Day: June 25, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 25, 2018

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:

Song Of The Day: June 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2018

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

Song Of The Day: June 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 23, 2018

From a Gram Parsons tribute album. Whiskeytown was a great roots group that featured Ryan Adams before he was Ryan Adams:

Song Of The Day: June 22, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 22, 20181 Comment

From Gram Parsons' first album, GP, from 1973. Nobody had really heard of Emmylou Harris before this. Together, they performed some of the greatest duets in the history of 'cosmic…

Delaware Political Weekly: June 15-21, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 22, 201816 Comments

1. Will Wilmington House Delegation Suck Even More Next Year? All signs point to yes. Rep. J. J. Johnson, who doesn't live in Wilmington, but represents a small portion of…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: June 21, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 21, 20183 Comments

A mixed bag yesterday. The good? State employees will now be entitled to 12 weeks of family leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The neutral? The Budget…