Posts by El Somnambulo

Do Rethugs Really Want To Go Down This Road?: Republican leaders said that Mr Biden's decision to step aside confirmed their view that he was not in cognitive shape to…

THE Single Worst Idea For Replacing Biden.  Not only does it suck.  It wouldn't work: The writing staff would tell me I was about to jump the shark, that this…

'Biden And Trump Have Succeeded In Breaking Reality'.  If M. Gessen writes it, I read it: (B)oth campaigns are creating a sense of unreality, in presenting politics as formulaic spectacle,…

Looks like the biggest story from last night was that an untethered Trump is eminently beatable.  Didn't watch the speech.  Did you?: The new tone lasted 17 minutes. Then, he…

If you're looking for convention coverage or 'Waiting For Biden To Come To His Senses', look elsewhere.  I don't get paid enough (aka 'anything') to inflict either on myself. Biden…

Karl Baker Deconstructs The Bond Bill.  It's not pretty: Signed into law June 30 by Gov. John Carney, Delaware’s billion-dollar bond bill is sending tens of millions of dollars to…

How Texas Kills You.  Legally, I mean: The state of Texas, blocked from purchasing lethal injection drugs by major pharmaceutical companies that refuse to participate in executions, bought them instead…