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April 17, 2017 Open Thread

By El Somnambulo April 17, 20172 Comments

United Does It Again. Boots Newlyweds off Half-Full Plane Trump Seeks and Receives Industry Advice on Gutting Environmental and Labor Protections Delaware Nursing Homes Turn Backs on Medicaid Recipients More…

What Would YOU Tell Gov. Carney at His Marijuana Symposium?

By El Somnambulo April 17, 201723 Comments

It looks at least possible that the Governor is willing to consider marijuana legalization. Cynics might say that that's b/c it's just one more issue he hasn't thought about. Even…

Easter Sunday Open Thread

By El Somnambulo April 16, 2017

DELDOT Suing DuPont, others, for bridge repair costs. Can't ANYBODY at DNREC collect a fine from a serial polluter? Trump Fox Guarding Henhouse Part I Trump Fox Guarding Henhouse Part…

I Dunno About Wilmo’s New Police Chief

By El Somnambulo April 15, 20178 Comments

Bob Tracy's got a lot to prove. Possibly more than any large city in the country, Chicago's police force has been singled out for excessive force, institutional racism, and corruption. …

Mark Murphy Blames Teachers’ Union For His Failure to Totally Destroy Public Education in Delaware

By El Somnambulo April 12, 20178 Comments

Whoa. We all had a pretty good idea that Markell's 'torch' wanted to burn public education in Delaware to the ground. Here, in this New York Magazine blog, Delaware's former…

Could Be Curtains For O’Reilly

By El Somnambulo April 11, 20173 Comments

Suddenly announces he's going on vacation. Claims he'd been planning a vacation long before the NYTimes story was published. However, New York Magazine claims that his fate is very much in…

Early K-4 Results Promising…

By El Somnambulo April 11, 201712 Comments

I mean, real promising. At least in early voting and absentee voting, the D is not only outperforming the registration figures by huge margins, he is doing well enough to…

Anti-Gay Zealot Resurfaces in Trump Administration

By El Somnambulo April 11, 20171 Comment

Pro Publica (you really should contribute since it's journalism that makes a difference), posted this story about an anti-gay obsessive from the Bush years who shipped suspected gays out from…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 6, 2017

By El Somnambulo April 6, 20177 Comments

First, let me just say that what Colin Bonini and Dave Lawson did yesterday is perhaps the most disgusting display of bigotry I've ever seen in Dover. Which, believe me,…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: April 5, 2017

By El Somnambulo April 5, 201725 Comments

OK, kids, lube up those finger joints and start making some calls. Here's the deal. HB 109 (Kowalko), which lowers the current tax rate by .05% for each bracket.and creates…

Is Serial Sexual Predator Bill O’Reilly Going Down?

By El Somnambulo April 4, 20177 Comments

Could be. Following a NYTimes report that O'Reilly has paid out $13 mill (and counting) to settle sexual harassment claims, advertisers are bailing out of his show. En Masse: At…

General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 4, 2017

By El Somnambulo April 4, 20179 Comments

The vast suckitude of Gov. Carney's budget proposal becomes more obvious every day. Slash direct education spending to the schools? Shared sacrifice? There is nothing 'Democratic' about this budget. It…

It’s Call Chris Coons Week

By El Somnambulo April 3, 20175 Comments

Delaware's Senator Chris Coons could well hold the key to the success or failure of the filibuster against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. He could determine whether the nominee of…