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Read All About It in the Sunday Papers-May 10th

By El Somnambulo May 10, 20095 Comments

LEAD ARTICLE: Washington Post- Smithfield vs. Mexico...The Dark Side of Agribusiness Come to think of it, is there a bright side to agribusiness? While there may not be a proven…

Sports Betting Bill Passes: Fascinating Story Superbly Reported by Ginger Gibson

By El Somnambulo May 8, 20092 Comments

For someone who has not been in Legislative Hall for very long, the News-Journal's Ginger Gibson perfectly captured the sometimes surreal picture of what goes on there in today's superb…

No Viagra Before 10?

By El Somnambulo May 7, 200925 Comments

"If Viagra Commercial Withdrawal Syndrome persists for more than 4 hours, contact your local TV station immediately." 2 US congressmen are trying to ban the airing of Viagra and other…

DELDOT’s Diversity Training Snafu Gets the (Falling) Star Treatment from AmericaBlog

By El Somnambulo May 6, 20097 Comments

'Bulo actually shares John Aravosis' sense that DELDOT was trying to do the right thing, but it all just went horriblyhorribly wrong. Perhaps some PR muckitymuck should have suggested that…

Showdown at the D(elaware) W(ay) Corral

By El Somnambulo May 6, 200921 Comments

Classic western. The stoic sheriff up against the outlaws who 'run this town'. Score one for the outlaws. Nothing says Delaware Way more than former State Democratic Party Chair (He's…

Reminder and Update: HB 1 Scheduled for Committee Hearing Tomorrow

By El Somnambulo May 5, 20091 Comment

The Senate Executive Committee is scheduled to consider HB 1 tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Senate Chamber. Those wishing to testify should register to speak by contacting Mary Ann Hearne…

Schwartzkopf Firing Retribution by the ‘Delaware Way’ Folks

By El Somnambulo May 5, 200929 Comments

The news that Pete Schwartzkopf has been fired from his job as Head of Security at the Delaware State Fair is proof that the perpetrators of the Delaware Way are…

The Name’s Been Changed, the Crooks Are Still the Same

By El Somnambulo May 5, 20093 Comments

From those enlightened financiers at AIG comes this groundbreaking announcement. Their retirement fund group is no longer AIG, it is now, wait for it, VALIC. Isn't that a pickle company?…

Rethugs Appoint Anti-Civil Rights Activist to Battle Obama’s Court Nominees

By El Somnambulo May 4, 200910 Comments

Once again, the new and improved 'Big Tent' party shows its true colors (hint, it's not 'black') by appointing Alabama's William Sessions to be the ranking Rethug on the Senate…

Anna Quindlen’s Classy and Optimistic Goodbye to ‘Newsweek’

By El Somnambulo May 4, 20094 Comments

It really doesn't get any classier than this. Reading submissions from outstanding young reporters vying for the Livingston Prize convinced Quindlen that new voices needed to be heard: The last…

Read All About It in the Sunday Papers-May 3

By El Somnambulo May 3, 20093 Comments

LEAD STORY-McClatchy Papers: U. S. Refugee Allies Face Deportation Due to Bush Administration Inertia Another serious mess left by the serial incompetents of the Bush Administration, this time featuring the…

‘Bulo’s Music for the Masses-Lost in the ’80’s, Vol. 2.

By El Somnambulo May 2, 20099 Comments

El Somnambulo's favorite REM song, from back in the day when Michael Stipe had hair, and '80's hair at that: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Ouyl7k_iU&feature=related[/youtube] REM: 'Harbor Coat' from "Reckoning" (1984) This aurally-gorgeous album…

‘Bulo Seeks Help from Internet Sophisticates

By El Somnambulo May 1, 200913 Comments

The Beast who Slumbers has been cruising surfing the nets for some time now. He likes to think that he is able to learn new things. He has long since figured…