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Open Thread For August 4, 2017
R Senate Ties Trump’s Hands Before Leaving Town. I found it deliciously ironic that it was Lisa Murkowski who set up the procedural roadblock. Bottom line: No recess appointments. Michael Lewis: Our Biggest Nuclear Danger Is From Within. Department of Energy Secretary has no idea what the DOE does or is supposed to do. Be […]
Mo’ Better Dems: Andria Bennett, RD 32
You knew this one was coming. Failure to field a progressive challenger in this district would be political malpractice. The District. Perhaps no RD was made safer for D’s during the 2012 redistricting than the 32nd . It went from a swing-D district to a totally safe district. The registration numbers are as follows: 6914 […]
Open Thread For August 2, 2017
Trump ‘Justice’ Department To Push Affirmative Action For White People. Typical Rethuggery. Dubya did it. To be run out of Justice’s political shop, not the career employees. Betch’a Sen. Flake approves. Judges To Rethugs: Redraw North Carolina Districts Now! What’s at stake? Rethug veto-proof majorities. Tillerson Turns Down $80 Mill To Counter ISIS and Russian Propaganda. […]
Open Thread For August 1, 2017
Trump Came Up With Jr’s Phony Russian Meeting Meme. More orphan than not. Dictated the memo about how Junior should lie while on Air Force One. Sounds like Obstruction of Justice to me. Must-read of the day. Administration still leaking like a sieve. BTW, Trump’s lawyer had specifically asserted that the President was not involved in […]
Open Thread For July 31, 2017
Carper Is Running. In case you’ve forgotten, here are some reasons why we need a progressive challenger: https://delawareliberal.net//2016/11/29/how-tom-carpers-votes-and-positions-screw-people-and-help-rethugs-to-screw-people-volume-1/ https://delawareliberal.net//2016/11/30/how-tom-carpers-votes-and-positions-screw-people-and-help-rethugs-to-screw-people-volume-2/ https://delawareliberal.net//2016/12/06/how-tom-carpers-positions-and-votes-screw-people-and-help-rethugs-screw-people-volume-3/ https://delawareliberal.net//2016/12/13/how-tom-carpers-positions-and-votes-screw-people-and-help-rethugs-screw-people-volume-4/ This defeatism that only Father Time can stop Carper is BS. Eugene Young, for one, can stop Carper. Putin To Kick Out 755 American Diplomats. Well, maybe they aren’t all diplomats. Only VP Pence acts ‘presidential’ […]
Open Thread For July 30, 2017
Student Scores Prove It: Our Education Policy Is Not Working. That includes de-facto resegregation. NCC Police Union Flexes Muscle. Anything that makes the police knucklebreakers unhappy, I’m for it. Yes, Our Voting Machines Are Totally Vulnerable. Took hackers mere minutes to dismantle security protections at DEFCON in Vegas. Anyone gonna do anything about it? Huey […]
Open Thread For July 29, 2017
Reince Lanced. Enter the General. Hard to restore order when the only guy who outranks you is insane. But Kelly is competent, which Reince was not. He’s also as obsessively anti-immigrant as King Cheeto. Hanifa Shabazz and Theo Gregory: Kindred Crooks? Someone needs to investigate this unholy relationship and the entire Wilmington City Council slush […]
Open Thread For July 28, 2017
Skinny Repeal Goes Down! McCain (finally) does the right thing. Didn’t see that coming. And, yes, Trump went nuts on teh Twitter. Russia Ratchets Up Diplomatic Pressure On Sanctions. This bromance is sure going well. Will Trump veto the sanctions bill? Steve Bannon’s Off-The-Books Press Office. I guess ‘volunteers’ aren’t just for Tony DeLuca any […]
Open Thread For July 26, 2017
Blevins Is Out As Director of Office of Animal Welfare. Glad to see that cronyism is being put under a microscope. Keep it coming. However, Greg Lavelle gets it wrong as usual: “This hire was a case of the fox watching the henhouse from the start.” he said. No, Monsignor, people heading agencies they seek […]
Open Thread For July 25, 2017
Kushner No Babe In The Woods On Russia. His carefully-parsed statement read that he doesn’t ‘rely’ on Russian money, but he never said that he hasn’t used Russian money to make transactions. He, in fact, has. Bigly. Will McCain Pull A ‘Reverse Ted Kennedy’? Trundle his diseased body back to DC to help throw tens […]
Mo’ Better Democrats: Melanie George Smith, RD 5
OK, I’m cheating here a little. Melanie Smith and her husband have purchased a house outside of her RD. It is an open secret that she plans to leave the General Assembly at the end of her term. She sought a judgeship, but was rebuffed by the Nominating Committee. However, even had she chosen to […]
Open Thread For July 24, 2017
Brandywine Country Club Development Plan Ruled ‘Unacceptable’. By NCC Land Use. It’s back in Louie Capano’s court now. I’m pleasantly surprised. Capano tried (I know this is redundant when it comes to Capano) a sleazy trick where he labeled apartments under names other than apartments. Land Use didn’t fall for it. Kushner’s Story. How does […]
Open Thread For July 23, 2017
Delaware Direct Train To Airport Possible? Yes, but there’s that little matter of money. Man, do we need a massive infrastructure investment now. Congress To Strengthen Russian Sanctions. Wonder if Putin counted on this. Senator Kid Rock? For those who dismiss the idea, I’ve got two words for you: President Trump. US Investigators Looking To […]
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