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The ‘Lower 41’: Q: Are We Not Districts? A: We Are Paramecium!

By El Somnambulo July 23, 2010

Guidelines for drawing districts following the Census call for compactness, contiguity, and honoring the integrity of community, wherever practicable. Today, we 'honor' four districts that were drawn with none of…

5 Who SHOULD Be Challenged

By El Somnambulo July 12, 2010

2nd RD-Hazel Plant: "Vote for me and I promise to not show up for work. This is a promise that I've proudly kept for the last two terms, and I'm…

The ‘Lower 41’: Smith & the City

By El Somnambulo July 12, 2010

Three districts. All three tied up in the redistricting politics of 2002, particularly as applied to the City of Wilmington. At least two of the three to inevitably be very…

The ‘Lower 41’: To Cathcart and Beyond!

By El Somnambulo July 7, 2010

SECOND OF A CONTINUING SERIES My scholarly treatise on semiotics, the Hapsburg dynasty, Game Theory, and Gerald Brady will just have to wait for another day. Exigent circumstances in the…

The ‘Lower 41’: Surveying House Elections for 2010

By El Somnambulo July 5, 2010

FIRST IN A CONTINUING SERIES 2010 represents the Last Best Chance for Republicans to retake control of the Delaware State House of Representatives, control that they lost in 2008 after…

Disgraced DeLuca To Call Senate Back

By El Somnambulo July 3, 2010

Tony "I'm Only Lying When My Lips Are Moving" DeLuca has agreed to call the Senate back for a September session to consider HB 399, the Inspire Scholarship legislation. A…

Tony DeLuca Has Disgraced His Office. Markell MUST Call Senate Back.

By El Somnambulo July 2, 2010

One person. One person with power he does not deserve. One person who has continuously thumbed his nose at the public's right-to-know. Tony DeLuca. Remember the name. That one person,…

Blogging the House: The Final Chapter

By El Somnambulo June 30, 2010

House is back in session. I'm starting this at 7:45 p.m. and will continue until I and/or the wine hold out. House is considering SB 228(McDowell). Gerald Pepper of the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 30, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 30, 2010

This'll be quicker than I'd like. Going to work early so that I can take in the live feed of the last night of session later. Plus, my internet is…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 29, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 29, 2010

The last two days of session are not like the other days of session. How are they different? Let me count the ways: 1. While the House and Senate may…

General Assembly Post-Game Show/Pre-Game Report: Wed., June 23, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 23, 2010

The bullies were out in full force in Dover yesterday. And the 'Honorables' responded in less than Profiles in Courage fashion. AKA, a 'Dog Bites Man' story. The armed thugs…

General Assembly Post-Game Show/Pre-Game Report: Tues., June 22, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 22, 2010

Only six or seven days left in this session of the Delaware General Assembly, and bills are still being introduced in large numbers. Why? Because there are many reasons to…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 17, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 17, 2010

Hell hath frozen over. Whether by design or accident, a significant roll call has escaped the clutches of the Senate censors. I hereby posit that Colin Bonini threatened a gaseous…