DL Open Thread Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021
Now that The Last Guy™ has been reduced to giving speeches to the clowns and rageaholics at CPAC (it stands for Clowns Playing At Competence), the media's theme for the…
DL Open Thread Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
You already know this, but the tendency of Republicans and other half-wits to hold super-spreader events appears to be the primary driver in the spread of Covid. Postmaster General Louis…
The Time For Paid Medical And Family Leave Is NOW!
It could happen, thanks in large part to the influx of progressive legislators over the past couple of election cycles. And the expansion of grassroots organizing. As WDEL reports, the…
DL Open Thread Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
The Delaware GOP, like state Republican parties across the land, has turned itself over to the dimmest among them. While Witless Lauren Witzke -- motto: "Cracked? Oh, I though you…
State To Delaware Latinos: Drop Dead Of Covid
Maria Matos is right: "Equity means that you have to do things differently. And it's OK to say 'I'm not happy with those numbers.' Then, do something about it...think outside…
I Agree With Greg Lavelle–
Or, to be more precise, Greg Lavelle agrees with me. The issue is when should parties hold their primaries for statewide, legislative, and local offices. Back in 2016, I wrote…
DL Open Thread Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021
The challenges facing the country and the Biden administration are monumental, and some of them are not going to be undone as quickly as we all would like. Topping the…
DL Open Thread Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021
Quote of the Day: The contract between a Trumpist politician and their voters runs a little something like, “I will enrich myself while exacerbating every problem that lands on my…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 28, 2021
It's Clean-Up Day in Dover. Both agendas feature bills that will head to the Governor after today, with the House mostly working Senate bills, and the Senate working House bills.…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Yet another truncated session (wash, rinse, repeat) featuring (not highlighted by) Gov. Carney's State Of The State Address. For reasons I can't explain, most of Delaware's recent governors deliver these…
DL Open Thread Sunday 1/24/21
Delawareans who tried to get a dose of Covid vaccine on Saturday spent up to seven hours waiting in line, and many gave up before getting a shot. Republicans, like…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Is Val Longhurst the least ethical member of the Delaware General Assembly? Well, let's see, she parlayed her office into getting a job as the Executive Director of the Delaware…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Yet another circumscribed week in Dover. There will be no session on Wednesday in deference to the Inauguration of President Biden and Veep Kamala Harris. Look for a similarly-circumscribed Inaugural…