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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 12, 2023
It’s official: Gov. Carney’s State Of The State Address will take place on Tuesday, January 17. Or on Thursday, January 19. (Hey, maybe even on Wednesday, January 18.) It will not, however, quoting from SCR 1, take place “on Tuesday, January 19, 2023”. Because the date doesn’t exist. However, SCR 1 unanimously passed the Senate […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., January 11, 2023
Both the House and the Senate passed series of Resolutions to organize for the upcoming legislative session. They can conduct business now. For legislative newbies, if you click on the previous link, you will find the Legislative Activity Report from yesterday. I link to the most recent one every day. You can find all legislative […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Featuring the first REALLY BAD BILL OF THE SESSION. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. Today’s Opening Session is merely ceremonial. Swearing-in of the Senators and the Reps, followed by receptions, and pictures with families and friends. For all you legislative newbies out there, welcome! We cover every legislative session day with a pre-game show […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 8, 2023
The Sham That Is Trump-Style Populism: This crisis is entirely of the party’s own making. For decades it has whipped its base into a righteous fury by promising radical policies that offer emotional satisfaction to their hardline constituents — from rolling back Medicare and Social Security to defaulting on the national debt to eliminating whole […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 7, 2023
McCarthy Completes Blow Job Just In Time For Gaetz To Cum To His Rescue. I’m not the most scatological contributor on here, but no other metaphor will suffice. This could well be the Worst Figurative Blowjob In HISTORY. Haven’t scoured the intertubes yet, but I’m sure I’m not the only one to come cum to […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 6, 2023
Remind me again–who were the Rethug House members who voted to throw out the Presidential election results from 2020? Never mind. Here they are. Gee, sure seems like it’s a whole lot more than the ‘bomb-throwers’ who the McCarthy forces are castigating. Including McCarthy himself and the so-called ‘compromise’ candidate Steve Scalise. I don’t think […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 5, 2022
McCarthy Gives Away Everything. Will It Net Him The Speakership?: During late-hour negotiations Wednesday, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made fresh concessions to a group of 20 lawmakers in hopes of ending their blockade of his speakership ahead of votes Thursday, according to four people familiar with the talks who spoke on the condition of anonymity to […]
‘Kinder Gentler’ Pete Revealed As The Same Old Lying Asshole
Isn’t today an official State Holiday? Doesn’t matter. Speaker Pete chose today to release the committee assignments. They are, um, horrible. You’ll need to click on the PDF link in the article to see all of them. Lowlights abound. Bottom line–only two committees have what could be considered progressive chairs: Rep. Lynn for Judiciary, Rep. […]
Speaker Pete & Our PAL Val: A Kinder & Gentler Toxic Twosome?
Spoiler Alert: No, of course not. But the two serial fabulists made that promise to the House D Caucus during November’s ‘Airing Of The Grievances’ Caucus. The very same caucus that believed the Toxic Twosome’s assurances that they were running against each other for leadership, only to be tricked into finding out that the two […]
DL Open Thread: January 1, 2023
Let’s see–went to bed at halftime of the Ohio State-Georgia game. So, I’m only a little hung over, and I’ve had my first dose of morning caffeine. I’ll try to rustle you up some interesting stuff to start the year. Oopsies–CNN Misses NYE Countdown While Host Don Lemon Shakes His Butt To “Back That Azz […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 31, 2022
Ex-Pope Benedict Dies. Lied About Knowledge Of Pedophile Priests: The former pope Benedict XVI has admitted providing false information to a German inquiry into clerical sexual abuse. Benedict, who resigned as the global leader of the Roman Catholic church in 2013, said on Monday that he had attended a meeting with local church officials in […]
Delaware 2022: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous
The Good: Jan. 21: Rep. Gerald Brady resigns after getting caught stealing wood from the Newark Ac-Uh-Me. Addition by subtraction. April 14: The Paid Medical And Family Leave Act passes both chambers and is set to become law. Likely the most impactful bill of the year, mainly because Carney and the Kops fought against so […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 30, 2022
Coming tomorrow: A chronological voyage through 2022 as we recap The Good! The Bad! The Ridiculous! Is Heather Honey Her Real Name? Voter fraud ‘investigator’, hired by Kari Lake, from Lebanon, Pa.: When right-wing firebrand Kari Lake challenged her narrow November defeat in the Arizona governor’s race, her star witness was an obscure woman with […]
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