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Checking the Ground War in Brandywine Hundred

By El Somnambulo September 28, 201032 Comments

Took a drive through some communities in Brandywine Hundred today, from Claymont to the tony Perth and Pembrey developments. When it comes to signs, Bryon Short, Chris Coons and Mike…

Allons Danser Avec Beausoleil

By El Somnambulo September 16, 2010

The great Cajun dance band Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet performs this Saturday night at the Arden Gild Hall at 8 p.m.. A perfect way to celebrate the downfall of the…

What Passes for ‘Mainstream’ Political Commentary…May Well Pass

By El Somnambulo September 14, 20103 Comments

Could Celia Cohen possibly have been any less prescient than this? In this piece, the duPont Dormouse ridicules bloggers just like...herself. BTW, this was written on Sept. 7, not some…

Late-Breaking Castle Commercial

By El Somnambulo September 11, 20107 Comments

The music: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PETEgnaXcg[/youtube] The copy: "I'm Mike Castle. I put my man-pants on one finely-toned leg at a time. I talk softly and carry a big stick--in my man-pants." Gotta…

Epic Dem Fail in the 21st RD

By El Somnambulo September 10, 201017 Comments

Mike Ramone's pesky creditors are at it again--this time to the tune of over $1 million. Not counting County sewer taxes. A dog-bites-man story if there ever was one, as…

Bulo’s Adrenalin-Fueled Music for the Masses-The Top 5!

By El Somnambulo August 13, 20102 Comments

Put down that cuppa Joe, you won't need it: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2WXlaWv2u0[/youtube] 5. The Clash-Brand New Cadillac [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohk8lYNjkLQ[/youtube] 4. Steely Dan-Bodhisattva [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYwVk8WI1BI[/youtube] 3. The Blasters-One Bad Stud [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCRX36Fdxks[/youtube] 2. The Rolling Stones-Rip…

‘Bulo’s Adrenalin-Fueled Music For the Masses-Part I

By El Somnambulo August 12, 201014 Comments

Every year, WXPN-FM, the public radio station affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, does an 885 Music Countdown of some sort, and enlists the ballots of its listeners. This year's…

Carper Tries a Campaign Combover…Er, Makeover

By El Somnambulo August 9, 201014 Comments

The Red Phone must've rung in the stately Carper manse, meaning that Ed Freel was likely on the line. The conversation could well have gone like this: Freel: "Boss, we're…

‘Non-Partisan’ CRI Reveals Its True Agenda

By El Somnambulo August 7, 201012 Comments

Any lazy members of the media who still consider the Caesar Rodney Institute non-partisan 'go-to' guys will want to reconsider after they've read this post. Either that, or admit that…

‘The Lower 41’: Fool’s Gold

By El Somnambulo August 3, 20107 Comments

"Things are seldom what they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream." Gilbert & Sullivan Inspired by DelDem's incisive district-by-district analysis, today I focus on two districts where the conventional wisdom…

El Somnambulo’s List

By El Somnambulo July 26, 201014 Comments

*Who I'm Giving $$'s To This Campaign Season.* PRIMARIES: RD 8-Quinn Johnson: Far too valuable a first-termer to risk in a low turnout primary. RD 9-Richard Griffiths: Whoever wins the…

Working Families Party Polling for…Themselves

By El Somnambulo July 24, 20107 Comments

Got called by a pollster tonight. Always love to try to figure out just who's polling and for what purpose. Tonight's was easy. Some guy from Canada (he even said…

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

By El Somnambulo July 23, 201066 Comments

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…