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America’s Best Blogger Fired by Washington Post
The right-wing meme about the Lib’rul Media? Uh, not so much. The Washington Post, whose editorial page has been moving further and further to the right, has fired Dan Froomkin, the best bleeping blogger in America, whose White House Watch was must-reading during the Bush years and even more so during the early months of […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrapup/Pre-Game Show-Thurs., June 18
Yesterday’s Action: In the Senate, the big news was the release of SB 121 to the floor by unanimous committee vote, surprising no one save the News-Journal’s headline writer, who used the term ‘surprising’ to describe this development. Nor will it be ‘surprising’ when this long-overdue civil rights measure becomes law, probably by the end […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrapup and Pre-Game Show-Wed., June 17
Here’s what happened yesterday. Commentators have already discussed the demise of the Jake Brakes bill. It looks like Bob Venables was trying to argue that local and county noise ordinances could handle any issues, presumably b/c they had done such a great job previously. Not. No, this was a sop to the truckers, pure and […]
How Political Patronage Does Real Harm
Famous medical axiom: “First, do no harm.” When doling out political plum jobs, governors should heed that axiom as well. Unfortunately, Ruth Ann Minner had a different axiom: “Reward my friends. Screw the public.” The disgraceful performance of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board demonstrates why Aunt Bee’s ‘governing philosophy’ does real harm to average Delawareans. […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show-Tuesday, June 16
“Where’s the money” is still the question d’annee, and timely answers do not appear forthcoming. The Governor’s office has subtly, perhaps too subtly, stressed the need to come up with a comprehensive solution, but so far the announced compromises have only served to widen the projected deficit, not narrow it. ‘Bulo will resist runaway train […]
Joint Finance Committee Cuts Higher Ed Salaries…Or Not
J. L. Miller and Rachel Kipp report in today’s News-Journal that the Joint Finance Committee has cut the salaries of employees at the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, and Del-Tech by 2.5%. At least, that’s the JFC’s intent. El Somnambulo will forego the usual Lonnie George belt-tightening jokes (or not) to point out that, […]
FYI: SB 121 Scheduled for Committee Hearing Wednesday
SB 121, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, is scheduled to be considered by the Senate Insurance Committee this Wednesday at 2 p.m. Now is the time to contact the committee members (especially if your Senator is on the committee) to urge them to release the bill to the Senate floor. […]
Read All About It In the Sunday Papers-June 14 Edition
Lead Story: Al Jazeera: Post-Election Rioting in Tehran Recommended not just for the lead story, but also for the linked stories. Though it’s not what ‘bulo wants to believe, it appears at least possible that Ahmadinejad won fair and square: Commenting on the dispute, Mehran Kamrava, director of the centre for international and regional studies […]
‘Bulo’s Saturday Music For the Masses-Best of the Eighties-Volume ??
‘Bulo’s lost track. But he is now unearthing nuggets from his personal faves of the ’80’s. So, until he completes this nostalgic musical wallow through the Reagan/Bush Years (it’s what kept him more or less sane), he will (a) add the El Somnambulo Definitive Album Ranking for each cut he features and (b) when warranted, […]
The Rise and Demise of the McDonald’s LPGA Tournament
The McDonald’s LPGA Tournament, one of the crown jewels of the women’s golf tour, will cease to exist following this week’s finale at Bulle Rock C. C. in Maryland. It is not clear whether the tournament, which is one of the LPGA’s four major tournaments, will continue with different sponsorship, will remain a major tourney, […]
Legislative Wrapup and Preview-June 11, 2009
Yesterday’s Activity. As you can see, most of the action was in the committee meetings, both House and Senate. Lots of interesting bills were reported out, including the Presidential Popular Vote Compact Bill discussed here. Also, in the spirit of bipartisanship, and on behalf of gastronomic equality, not only was Gerald Hocker’s (R) bill making […]
Delaware Legislative Roundup & Preview-June 10, 2009
Here’s what happened in Dover yesterday. Highlights: In addition to the House passing HB 117, which would move school board elections from May to Election Day, the Senate passed SB 90, which would ban minors from tanning salons w/o a parent’s consent; and the Senate passed SB 148, which provides for $6.5 million in dedicated but […]
Today’s Legislative Agendas-Tuesday, June 9
Delaware State Senate Agenda. Delaware State House of Representatives Agenda. You can click on each of the above links, and you can then click on the individual bill numbers to find out about each piece of legislation. Probably the two most notable bills on the Senate agenda are SB 90, sponsored by Sen. Bethany Hall-Long, […]
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