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Open Thread For May 12, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20175 Comments

Trump Demanded Loyalty Oath From Comey. Didn't Get It. Yes, it's a cover-up. I repeat: Trump will not be President on Dec. 31, 2017. Sam Guy's Gotta Sam Guy: Hard…

General Assembly Pre-Game Show/Post-Game Wrap-Up: Thurs., May 11, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 11, 201720 Comments

Law 'n order is back with a vengeance in Dover. And, hey, why not cede the entire agenda to ex-cop Steve Smyk? Two of his crappy bills passed the Senate…

Open Thread for May 10, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 10, 201715 Comments

A Story the Comey White Noise Blocked Out. Grand Jury issues subpoenas to associates of Michael Flynn. Sessions Seeks to Bring Back Minimum Mandatories for Drug Offenses. It already failed…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 10, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 10, 20172 Comments

The death penalty is likely to be restored in Delaware unless there is an effective groundswell of opposition, something that was sorely lacking as the House considered HB 125. For…

Open Thread for May 9, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 9, 20175 Comments

TransPerfect's Campaign Imperfect. Did any of you see that commercial sponsored by some PAC called something like Pro-Business Delaware? Basically the ad says that, thanks to the Court of Chancery's…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 9, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 9, 20176 Comments

Tuesday's Tale of Two Bills: Bringing back the death penalty in the House, and codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade in the Senate. The Extreme Crimes Prevention Act will,…

Open Thread For May 7, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 7, 201737 Comments

Will Rehoboth Dump Wastewater Into the Ocean? Maybe Yes, Maybe No. Check out how Park Slope Kathy plants herself firmly on both side of the fence. 'I voted for it,…

Delaware House Rushes to Restore Death Penalty

By El Somnambulo May 4, 201715 Comments

Forget about a Post-Game/Pre-Game today. The only important story is that the Delaware House of Representatives, led by ex-cop Pete Schwartzkopf, will vote on restoring Delaware's death penalty today. It…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 3, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 3, 20174 Comments

When it comes to legislators being courageous vs. fear of being demagogued, fear wins every time. Which is why HB 122 (Smyk) unanimously, unanimously, passed the House yesterday. Just use…

General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 2, 20177 Comments

First, a wrap-up of last week's highlights: *The second leg of a constitutional amendment requiring expenditures from the Transportation Trust Fund to be limited to transportation infrastructure-related expenses passed the…

Open Thread for May 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo May 2, 201710 Comments

The Real Reason Why Hillary Lost. Spoiler Alert: It's exactly what we thought: Indeed, the voters who flipped from Obama to Trump in just four years have amassed 70 percent…

John Carney’s First 100 Days

By El Somnambulo May 1, 201713 Comments

Yes, he thinks he accomplished some stuff. Or at least his press secretary thought that they needed to release a list of his so-called accomplishments. Really, they did. Here is…

What Do Charlie Copeland and Mike Harrington Have In Common?

By El Somnambulo May 1, 201712 Comments

Glad you asked. Both have held the title of Republican State Chairman. Both are former legislators. Here's the thing, though. While Copeland's short and relatively recent legislative reign ended when…