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DE Supreme Court Rules Sports Betting Legal
This is Big News. From the Governor’s Office: In their 21 page opinion, the five Justices unanimously concluded that the authorization of a state-controlled “lottery” in the Delaware Constitution is not limited to games of pure chance. Rather, games involving some skill are constitutional as long as chance is the dominant factor. In so doing, the […]
Delaware Ready for Medical Marijuana?
State Sen. Margaret Rose Henry has introduced legislation to provide for the controlled distribution of marijuana to relieve chronic pain in people suffering from serious medical conditions. Ginger Gibson writes in today’s News-Journal article: Under Senate Bill 94, residents would be allowed to have up to 6 ounces of marijuana, considered a month’s supply, Henry […]
‘Talking Points Memo’: Sestak WILL Challenge Specter
El Somnambulo has been waiting for this moment. Democrat-of-the-moment & perennial drama queen Arlen Specter will be challenged by Rep. Joe Sestak in the Democratic primary for Specter’s Senate seat in 2010, according to Talking Points Memo. From TPM, a site serious politicos should be reading on a daily basis: Earlier today, a Sestak volunteer […]
The Family That Paved America’s Way for the Obamas
‘Bulo thinks that, without this family coming into the homes of tens of millions of Americans every week, the embracing of Barack Obama might well have been delayed for many years, and may never have happened at all. The impact of this family, as a positive influence on the black community, as well as on […]
Read All About It In The Sunday Papers-May 24 Edition
LEAD STORY: Boston Globe: Bangor Volunteers Demonstrate the Ideal Way to Honor Memorial Day Thank you to all of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you to all of those who have served our country. Thank you to those who are serving our country today. Thank you to your families who sacrifice every day […]
‘Bulo’s Music For the Masses: ‘Only One Way to Kick Off Summer’ Edition
The Beach Boys. Brian Wilson. And Teenage Symphonies to God. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-HYiswly4I[/youtube] ‘Keep An Eye On Summer’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6jOMn_KPCU&feature=related[/youtube] ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1LiKpv-VfE[/youtube] ‘Little Deuce Coupe’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_TcWUslfvE&feature=related[/youtube] ‘Warmth of the Sun’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCEUOfiZsnA[/youtube] ‘Wendy’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Hbd0c24gI&feature=related[/youtube] ‘I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_UILNwWrc[/youtube] ‘God Only Knows’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffA9Hjg0Pv4[/youtube] ‘The Girls On the Beach’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Hryc5t2wQ&feature=related[/youtube] ‘All Summer Long’
First & Final Call: “Not Just More Democrats, Better Democrats”
El Somnambulo is doing the preliminary work on his series, to be entitled “Not Just More Democrats, Better Democrats”. The Beast Who Slumbers hereby sends out an RFP for suggestions and, if appropriate, supporting argument/information as to why your particular nominee(s) should be included. He will pay you nothing for your hard work. Like the […]
Thwart Rethug Delaying Tactics By…Speed Reading?
Henry Waxman has come up with a novel way to speed up consideration of climate change legislation currently being slow-walked to death by the Rethugs…a speed reader: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1q1EoglEBY[/youtube] According to the Wall Street Journal, here’s why he might be needed: Committee Republicans, who largely oppose the measure, have said they may force the reading of […]
Those Nat’l Org. for Marriage Folks Are At It Again–This Time With Kids!!
‘Bulo sincerely hopes you haven’t taken any psychedelics in the last couple of hours. If you have, then you may want to step away from the screen for awhile as he unveils the most effective deterrent of ‘aberrant behavior’ since “Reefer Madness”: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haVqcPfeqKI[/youtube] The Beast Who Slumbers is told that an ‘answer’ satirical commercial has […]
‘Moderate’ Mike Castle Votes to Investigate Nancy Pelosi
After eight years of idly sitting by while Dubya, Cheney and the Rethugs shredded the Constitution, Mike “I Like Puppies and Kids” Castle has returned to his days as a crusader by voting for an investigation into what the CIA may or may not have said to Nancy Pelosi. The Greenville gentleman hasn’t been this […]
UD to Go ‘Big-Time’ in Football?
The Beast Who Slumbers must have been in hibernation when the News-Journal’s Martin Frank wrote this interesting speculative story on May 12. But, it appears that the University of Delaware, currently a big fish in the small pond of whatever they’re now calling Division 1-AA football, harbors visions (delusions?) of gridiron grandeur. And that, in […]
No Wonder Miss California Hates ‘the Gays’
Turns out that her ‘Christian’ faith may be the only thing keeping her on the home team. According the award-winning LGBT website Towle Road, quoting from the Star magazine, which likely hasn’t won any awards, Carrie Prejean’s mother is gay, and her dad just may be as well. Here, Star Magazine tells it as only […]
Secret Government in Session-Day 2
The News-Journal is all over Joint Finance Committee secrecy this year: DOVER — The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee spent Tuesday locked in closed-door session and adjourned for the day without taking any formal action. …The 12-member JFC, made up of House and Senate members, goes into closed-door “orientation” and then opens the doors to announce […]
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