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DL Open Thread Thursday, May 13, 2021

By Alby May 13, 20217 Comments

Israel and the Palestinians are fighting again. This is news in the same sense that the weather is news -- the particulars change, and sometimes there's a hurricane, but the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 13, 2021

By El Somnambulo May 13, 20211 Comment

Let's see if I've got this straight. According to Matt Bittle's story on the committee hearing for SB 108, prime sponsor Sen. Bryant Richardson whined that he had a conflict…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20219 Comments

I'm really enjoying Matt Bittle's blow-by-blow descriptions of the gun control hearings. He lets the witnesses speak for themselves. He's worth the subscription, which is why I have one. The…

DL Open Thread Sunday, May 9, 2021

By Alby May 9, 202110 Comments

Former Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV, known to all as Pete, died yesterday, age 86. Du Pont was elected governor in 1976 after the disastrous tenure of Sherman Tribbitt,…

Delaware Liberal Endorses Kim Stock And Kecia Nesmith In Local School Board Elections

By El Somnambulo May 4, 20215 Comments

Kim Stock For Brandywine School Board. It's almost impossible to imagine a better, and better-qualified, candidate for the Brandywine School Board. Kim Stock is Delaware's current Teacher Of The Year.…

Protesters Target Home of National Embarrassment Chris Coons

By Alby May 3, 202114 Comments

Delawareans elect a lot of corporate tools who pretend to be Democrats, but of all the corporate tools, Sen. Chris Coons has become the corporate tooliest. In today's more progressive…

DL Open Thread Thursday, April 29, 2021

By Alby April 29, 202110 Comments

Biden's speech is getting good reviews -- I thought I heard thunder last night, but it was just exploding Republican heads -- but not so much for the rebuttal from…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 29, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 29, 20213 Comments

Not much to report from yesterday other than that the bills we featured were all released from committee. Here is yesterday's Session Inactivity Report. Fortunately, there are some interesting bills…

Holy Bleep Part Deux!!: Bill Freeborn Indicted On Felony Charges

By El Somnambulo April 28, 2021

Now, that's what I call bipartisanship. Indict both a D and an R for violating the public trust. From WDEL: Separately, the former executive director of the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy…

General Assembly Pre-Game Show/Post-Game Wrap-Up: Wednesday, April 28, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 28, 202142 Comments

I'm still processing this Rebecca Walker story. Here's the context for our current General Assembly: There really is a Cop Cabal. They do things, and refuse to do things, once…

Holy Bleep!! Former State Rep. Rebecca Walker Indicted For Falsifying Employment Records

By El Somnambulo April 27, 202116 Comments

You remember Rebecca Walker. She got herself a golden parachute job created just for her in the Office Of Forensic Science, formerly the Medical Examiner's Office. Conveniently, the newly-created office…

Who Should We Endorse In School Board Elections?

By El Somnambulo April 27, 202110 Comments

Actually, not just 'Who Should We Endorse?' But 'Who Should We Oppose Because They Would Be Dangerous If Elected'? Oh, fuck. The first name that I see is Richard Forsten…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 27, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 27, 20215 Comments

OK, Democratic legislators. You have the impetus for your reelection campaigns firmly in your grasp. Take it. The $15 minimum wage bill is very popular. You have but to pass…