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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 24, 20184 Comments

The House and Senate leadership teams may well be the most ineffectual that I can remember. In fact, I'm struggling to think who comes in second. This is not me…

Song Of The Day: April 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 24, 2018

The amazing Pullen-Adams Quartet was one of the great jazz bands of the -80's. Here they're joined by trombonist Roswell Rudd as they take a Monk tune into the stratosphere:…

Song Of The Day: April 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 23, 20184 Comments

Brian Wilson would've been proud to write this one:

Song Of The Day: April 22, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 22, 20181 Comment

I spent an evening at the Broken Spoke in Austin, TX some 30-plus years ago. A great Texas honky-tonk. Couldn't master either step of the Texas Two-Step. Guess I should'a…

Song Of The Day: April 21, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 21, 20181 Comment

Headed over to the Hazardous Waste Disposal event at Mt. Pleasant Elementary this morning. Car's loaded up with about 50 years of half-used paint cans. Just for context:

Delaware Political Weekly: April 13-19, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 20, 20189 Comments

1. Brandt Can't. Won't. Run. The 'name on the ballot' who the R's convinced to run for the House seat currently held by Lisa Blunt Rochester is a name on…

Song Of The Day: April 20, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 20, 20187 Comments

Wake up!:

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 19, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 19, 20182 Comments

Senate President Pro-Tempore Dave McBride had an idea. It was, and remains, a good idea. He would post the Senate agendas for the entire week well in advance of Tuesday's…

Song Of The Day: April 19, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 19, 20182 Comments

Dave Alvin is one of my musical heroes. When I'm searching for a song of the day, he's a perfect musical default:

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 18, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 18, 20183 Comments

Let's start with some rare, if modest, good news. Ernie Lopez's Sussex County 'Damn Revenooers' bill has been excised from today's Senate Agenda. OK, back to reality. Here's yesterday's Session…

Song Of The Day: April 18, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 18, 20181 Comment

Inspired by Kathy McGuiness' chasing of that LLC lucre. Oh, also Motown's first hit record See if you can catch the couplet about Ernie Lopez:

Kathy McGuiness Goes After That LLC Money

By El Somnambulo April 18, 201823 Comments

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…

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

By El Somnambulo April 17, 20181 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…