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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Fri., June 30, 2017
A Long Day’s Journey Into Night Into Day Into…? Hey, don’t look at me. I don’t know what’s gonna happen. Here’s what I know. What happened yesterday was political theatre. One bill would have both restored grants-in-aid cuts and raised taxes. Why? Because the two are intertwined. The BS from Rethuglicans Simpson and Lavelle crying […]
Open Thread For June 30, 2017
Deranged President Gets Derangier. Look, I’m not a fan of Morning Joe either. But THIS? That boy ain’t right. County Projects On Hold Over Location of Paramedic Station. Couple of goobers holding construction projects hostage. Phony Voter Fraud Commission Seeks Unprecedented Private Information On Every Voter. Nothing to see here, folks. It’s not as if […]
Open Thread For June 29, 2017
Wilmington Chief of Police: Culture Needs To Change. Couldn’t agree more. Get their lazy asses out of HQ and out of their cars and into the communities. Oh, and have them on patrol at the time that crime is at its highest. Alby is correct: Police unions are an impediment to effective law enforcement. They’re […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 29, 2017
Speaker Pete has given the D Caucus their marching orders: Pass HB 240, don’t dare deviate. Those who deviate will be marched up to the Governor’s office for a one-on-one with The Kingfish The Jellyfish. There are some progressive legislators who strongly believe that those least able to afford it are being inordinately impacted by the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 28, 2017
Wow. Democrats acting like Democrats in Dover. At least to an extent. Me likey. And, of course, Rethugs acting like Rethugs. Yep, R’s want to delay budget consideration through July while, in fact, they’re holding the budget hostage in order to push their ‘right to work for less’ obsession and to straitjacket future budget deliberations. […]
Open Thread For June 28, 2017
Baynard Stadium, Sallies Deal Moves Forward. No thanks to Charles Potter, who stuck his nose into the deliberations back in November. Manafort Retroactively Files As Foreign Agent. Represented Ukraine officials closely aligned with Putin. Hey, it was merely a $17.1 million oversight. Nothing to see here, folks. Jay Sekulow Funneled Millions From Christian Charity To–His […]
Trumpcare Vote Delayed
McConnell doesn’t have the votes. In fact, the bill has lost support since the CBO Report came out. Not the time to let up, though. Make your opposition clear. Hey, we (almost) all have friends and relatives from out-of-state. Urge them to call their R senators.
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 27, 2017
Are you bleeping kidding me? ‘Leadership’ has announced that the General Assembly will not tackle anything controversial during the last week of session. Meaning that, for the most part, legislators will presumably twiddle their thumbs while ‘leadership’ tries to hammer out a budget deal. Can someone please tell me which bleeping Democratic senator(s) won’t even […]
Open Thread For June 27, 2017
WHA Director Wasn’t Who He Said He Was. Got Fired For It. Never attended the college from which he claimed to have a degree. Took one course at another, claimed to have a Master’s. His only defender? Serial scam artist Herman ‘The Lesser’ Holloway, Jr. Neil Gorsuch Is Who We Thought He Was. In other […]
Open Thread For June 26, 2017
Kushner, Trump, Russia, Loans, Deutsche Bank. Emoluments. Not just for the President any more. Kushner got a $285 mill lifeline loan month before election. So many conflicts-of-interest, so little time (to secure that credit line). Great reporting from WaPo. British PM Theresa May Cuts Deal With RWNJ Fringe Party To Stay In Office. Homophobia and […]
Open Thread For June 25, 2017
Joy Reid: Leave Nancy Pelosi Alone! I agree with her. We’re gonna put that centrist asshole from Ohio in her spot? Hope not. The Business Of Compensating Victims: Turns out it’s mostly a mom-and-pop operation. Interesting read from the NYTimes. Trumpcare Not Draconian Enough For the Koch Heads. When the history of our democracy’s demise […]
Open Thread For June 24, 2017
Putin was Directly Involved In Electing Trump. Simply one of the most important stories of this or any other year. Read it, even if it means subscribing. In fact, you should subscribe. As the Washington Post’s masthead reads, “Democracy Dies In Darkness”. But the Trump Administration Isn’t Concerned, Even If Intelligence Agencies Are. It doesn’t help that […]
Open Thread For June 23, 2017
Yes, Vote Totals May Well Have Been Altered Due To Russian Interference. Besides, it’s written by Charles Pierce, so it’s a great read. But, it’s an essential read. A rare excerpt: We are creeping ever closer to actual evidence that there was Russian ratfcking of the vote totals in the last election. Not long ago, […]
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