Delaware

JFC Looking at Medicaid Options

Filed in Delaware by on February 10, 2017 7 Comments
JFC Looking at Medicaid Options

The Republican congress is scattershot. The Republican president is temperamental. This is what the Joint Finance Committee has to deal with when looking a repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its repercussions in the state.

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Is Tom Carper a Lizard Person?

Filed in Delaware by on February 10, 2017 12 Comments
Is Tom Carper a Lizard Person?

After Tom Carper voted no on confirming the Republican racist Attorney General, Carper rushed up the aisle to hug him. This is not normal. This is what Lizard People do. The only explanation then is that Tom Carper is a lizard person.

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February 10, 2019 Open Thread

Filed in Delaware, Open Thread by on February 10, 2017 39 Comments
February 10, 2019 Open Thread

School Bus Accident, Colonial School District Referendum, Newark, Justice Randy Holland, Delaware Shakespeare Festival,

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Put some heat on John Carney by helping fund this crowdpac.com campaign

Filed in Delaware by on February 9, 2017 30 Comments
Put some heat on John Carney by helping fund this crowdpac.com campaign

Crowdpac.com is awesome. Read all about our efforts to put John Carney’s feet to the primary fire, and make a small pledge to get us started.

Here is what we say at Crowdpac:

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Resist. Persist.

Filed in Delaware, National by on February 9, 2017 6 Comments
Resist. Persist.

“Nevertheless, she persisted.” You’re goddamn right she did, just like countless brave women and men who came before Senator Elizabeth Warren and laid the foundation for the ground she stood on when she took the Senate floor. I’m not sure Senator Mitch McConnell realized that his attempt to silence Senator Warren would speak volumes to […]

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Calling a Fascist, Loofa-Faced, Shit-Gibbon a Fascist, Loofa-Faced, Shit-Gibbon

Filed in Delaware, National by on February 9, 2017 5 Comments
Calling a Fascist, Loofa-Faced, Shit-Gibbon a Fascist, Loofa-Faced, Shit-Gibbon

We here at Delaware Liberal have been accused of demanding too much from our Democratic representatives in Dover and DC, of wanting these Dems to have a spine when it matters. The bar is seriously low and half the time, these weak-kneed Democrats cannot even reach that.

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February 9, 2017 Open Thread

Filed in Delaware, Open Thread by on February 9, 2017 17 Comments
February 9, 2017 Open Thread

Snow, Vaughn Correctional Center, Syrian family, BF Rich, DE Turf, DelDOT, Raw Sewage Spill

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Your All-Purpose SD 10 Special Election Preview

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on February 9, 2017 13 Comments
Your All-Purpose SD 10 Special Election Preview

The Date: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, polls open from 7 am to 8 pm. The Stakes: Control of the Delaware State Senate. The Party Standard Bearers:  John Marino (R); Stephanie Hansen (D); Joseph Lanzendorfer (L). The District: The 10th SD’s northern boundary takes in southern portions of Newark.  The district runs south from there along […]

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Cutbacks Start in New Castle County

Filed in Delaware by on February 8, 2017 2 Comments
Cutbacks Start in New Castle County

New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer is taking steps to cut back on spending. Unlike his counterparts in state government, Meyer currently is not looking at program cutbacks.

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JFC Looking At Cutting Education Funding

Filed in Delaware by on February 8, 2017 16 Comments
JFC Looking At Cutting Education Funding

Sometimes it is like we don’t even have Democrats controlling the state of Delaware.

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February 8, 2017 Open Thread

Filed in Delaware, Open Thread by on February 8, 2017 9 Comments
February 8, 2017 Open Thread

Prison Standoff Review, 20 Years of Breaking Environmental Laws, $330K Man in Jail, Dover Mall Access Gets Okay, Botched Hibachi Robbery

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Delaware’s Syrian Refugees Ready for Their New Home

Filed in Delaware by on February 7, 2017 0 Comments
Delaware’s Syrian Refugees Ready for Their New Home

Delaware Public Radio is reporting that the Syrian family set to resettle in Delaware have rebooked their flight for this week given that the courts have struck down Trump’s Muslim ban.

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Prison Reform Front and Center

Filed in Delaware by on February 7, 2017 14 Comments
Prison Reform Front and Center

In the wake of the Vaughn Correctional uprising that ended in the death of Steven Floyd, prison reform is on the minds of many. It’s too bad that it took the death of a guard to put prison reform on anyone’s agenda. But this is the way things work in the States, we wait till something spirals out of control before we do something about it.

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