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The ‘Lower 41’: Smith & the City

By El Somnambulo July 12, 20101 Comment

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, 201044 Comments

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, 201017 Comments

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, 201020 Comments

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, 201038 Comments

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, 20109 Comments

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, 201010 Comments

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, 20107 Comments

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, 201018 Comments

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, 20105 Comments

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, 201012 Comments

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…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wed., June 16, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 16, 201010 Comments

If you're getting this report on your Delaware Liberal I-Phone app, you'll want to pull over onto the shoulder before reading this. The Delaware State Senate voted yesterday to ban…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 15, 2010

By El Somnambulo June 15, 20104 Comments

Due diligence is essential during these last weeks of session, as bills fly through w/o, in many cases, much consideration either by the legislators or the public. Other bills will…