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Open Thread For June 5, 2017
That Russian Bank Is ‘Not A Bank’: It’s a government agency. No wonder Trump was in such a hurry to lift sanctions. Kushner might just have needed their money. It was always about the money. Must-read story of the day. Trump’s Gonna Trump. Tweets shade at London’s Mayor. Arab Alliance In Crisis: The sword dance […]
Open Thread For June 4, 2017
How Climate Change Deniers Won Over the Rethugs: Start with Citizens United and the Koch Brothers and move on from there. Fake facts abound. Great piece in the NY Times. The Tax-Exempt ‘Charities’ That Promote Propaganda and Fueled Trump: The REAL fake facts, often funded by the taxpayers. Goldman Sachs D Targeted in New Jersey […]
Open Thread For June 3, 2017
Prisons Report Consigned to the Friday News Dump. Bottom line: Yeah, the prisons suck, we know why, but we’ve got that $400 K deficit. You can go back to sleep now, John. I smell lawsuits. But, John, you might want to look at the recommendations from 2005 that were never implemented. That was during your […]
Open Thread For June 2, 2017
Trump Cites Fake Facts To Justify Exit From Paris Accords. What R will stand up to this nut? How To Fight Climate Change W/O Trump? Wonder if Trump will try to shut down this gambit. Leadership w/o the putative leader. ‘Patriotic Hacking’: Putin knows that he’s been caught. Time to put some distance between him […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2017
A really good month!: This one features the great Mavis Staples: Featuring the great Curtis Mayfield, one of my heroes: We close with Jason Isbell, who may be our most empathetic singer-songwriter today. This one gives me the chills:
Mo’ Better Dems: Everybody Into the Primary Pool…RD 1
The incumbent: Charles Potter. District Registration: 12,665 D; 1,444 R; 2,626 I. Those are not misprints. OK, why should Charles Potter be primaried? First, he and his family have fed at the public trough for far too long. And, yes, by ‘family’ I also include disgraced ex-Mayor Dennis P. Williams, who is Potter’s cousin. The […]
Open Thread For June 1, 2017
Legislative Cowards Surface to Stop JFC Cuts. Politics uber alles. Too many constituents are being hurt, say ‘leaders’ McBride and Schwartzkopf. So they’re ‘stopping’ the JFC process to see what can be done. We, of course, know what can be done: Raise taxes on Delaware’s wealthiest, which of course was a non-starter in Pete’s House. […]
Open Thread For May 31, 2017
No, The Grownups Won’t Save Us Or Trump. It’s Dubya deja vu all over again. Sussex County Population Grows As Retirees Storm the Beaches. More ‘takers’ than ‘givers’ in that group. And we won’t even means-test that senior citizen discount. Aide to BHL Charged With DUI. He’s also a Dover councilman. Says he’s gonna fight […]
Most Dismal Legislative Session Ever?
By ‘ever’, I mean since 1983, when I first started working for the General Assembly. I’ve either worked for, or followed what’s going on in Dover ever since. My answer to my question is: Yes, I think so. Go ahead. Pick a highlight. Eliminating the Estate Tax? Bringing back the death penalty? Finding ways to […]
Open Thread For May 30, 2017
White House Cans Communications Director: Hey, I didn’t even know this guy was the Communications Director. Noriega Dies: He was always a brutal despot. He was also George HW Bush’s useful ally–until he wasn’t. Press Literally Under Attack: Bullets fired at the Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader’s offices. This is what Trump and his minions seek to […]
Open Thread For May 29, 2017
WSJ Tries To Peddle False Equivalency On Kushner’s Back Channel. Joy Reid Blows It Up. The false equivalency was ‘Obama did it too’. Except he didn’t. This, however, will be a phony Rethug talking point going forward. First Kushner Apologist Steps Up. DHS Secretary. His job’s secure for now. We’ll see the drumbeat this week. […]
Open Thread For May 28, 2017
What Happens When You Keep Cutting Education Funds. Yes, it’s Oklahoma. But when you blindly cut funds, it leads to this. Are you paying attention, Jellyfish John? Using a formula to cut spending is not a policy, it’s a formula. Same Holds True For Colleges. A deliberate attempt to put an end to upward mobility? […]
Open Thread For May 27, 2017
Kushner Sought Illegal Back-Channel w/Russia…To Avoid Detection From US Intelligence: Graham and McCain express ‘concern’ in 3-2-1. Then do nothing. The Rethugs are a criminal enterprise. Second only to Trump and his minions. Neither Delaware Nor Feds Inspect Freight Rails: More fuel shipments by rail? What could possibly go wrong? ‘Psst, Wanna See John Glenn’s […]
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