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General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 27, 2017
Are you bleeping kidding me? ‘Leadership’ has announced that the General Assembly will not tackle anything controversial during the last week of session. Meaning that, for the most part, legislators will presumably twiddle their thumbs while ‘leadership’ tries to hammer out a budget deal. Can someone please tell me which bleeping Democratic senator(s) won’t even […]
Open Thread For June 27, 2017
WHA Director Wasn’t Who He Said He Was. Got Fired For It. Never attended the college from which he claimed to have a degree. Took one course at another, claimed to have a Master’s. His only defender? Serial scam artist Herman ‘The Lesser’ Holloway, Jr. Neil Gorsuch Is Who We Thought He Was. In other […]
Open Thread For June 26, 2017
Kushner, Trump, Russia, Loans, Deutsche Bank. Emoluments. Not just for the President any more. Kushner got a $285 mill lifeline loan month before election. So many conflicts-of-interest, so little time (to secure that credit line). Great reporting from WaPo. British PM Theresa May Cuts Deal With RWNJ Fringe Party To Stay In Office. Homophobia and […]
Open Thread For June 25, 2017
Joy Reid: Leave Nancy Pelosi Alone! I agree with her. We’re gonna put that centrist asshole from Ohio in her spot? Hope not. The Business Of Compensating Victims: Turns out it’s mostly a mom-and-pop operation. Interesting read from the NYTimes. Trumpcare Not Draconian Enough For the Koch Heads. When the history of our democracy’s demise […]
Open Thread For June 24, 2017
Putin was Directly Involved In Electing Trump. Simply one of the most important stories of this or any other year. Read it, even if it means subscribing. In fact, you should subscribe. As the Washington Post’s masthead reads, “Democracy Dies In Darkness”. But the Trump Administration Isn’t Concerned, Even If Intelligence Agencies Are. It doesn’t help that […]
Open Thread For June 23, 2017
Yes, Vote Totals May Well Have Been Altered Due To Russian Interference. Besides, it’s written by Charles Pierce, so it’s a great read. But, it’s an essential read. A rare excerpt: We are creeping ever closer to actual evidence that there was Russian ratfcking of the vote totals in the last election. Not long ago, […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 22, 2017
What a shock. Liquor store owners, beer distributors and the like flooded Legislative Hall yesterday to rail against tax hikes, specifically sin tax hikes. As might be expected, the wavering quaverers, or are they quavering waverers, were ready to fold at the first hint of special interest anger. Led, of course, by Bryon Short: Rep. […]
Open Thread For June 21, 2017
Delaware Correctional Officers To Finally Get Pay Raise: Minner/Carney kicked the can down the road back in 2005, Markell punted the can as far as he could. Leading to an inevitable tragedy. Might I point out that state employees have been treated with the same lack of regard as the correctional officers by disdainful governors? […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 21, 2017
Let’s talk Coastal Zone, shall we? HB 190 (Osienski), The Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act, passed the House by a 34-7 vote. There were several amendments adopted in the House, and I think they made the bill more palatable. Here are the substantive amendments that were adopted. HA1, which adds reporting requirements from DEDO and […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 20, 2017
First some rare good news. The committee that tracks Delaware’s revenue (DEFAC) has upped its prediction by $27 million. Meaning that balancing the budget just got a little bit easier. Of course, with a projected $400 million deficit, the General Assembly’s work is hardly complete. But every $27 mill helps. That might be the end […]
Open Thread For June 19, 2017
Over 1100 Animals Adopted At Bellevue. Best wishes to all the adopters and adopted. What an incredible job by the Brandywine Valley SPCA. There may not be a cooler event in Delaware all year. How Trump Used Digital Disinformation (And Russian Bots?) To Win the Election. It could all come tumbling down. Ever heard of […]
Open Thread For June 18, 2017
Russia Does Trump A Solid. Renews expiring Trump trademarks. On Election Day. Meaning Trump has at least something to do with Russia. Civil Rights Commission Launches Probe Into Trump/Sessions Evisceration of Protections. Who knew that naming an Alabama racist as Attorney General would lead to this? (Hey, if somebody wants to challenge me on this, […]
Open Thread For June 16, 2017
D’s Give Delaware’s Wealthiest Another Break. Yep, those who inherited obscene wealth will now be able to keep all of it in the (DuPont) family. Although not on the Senate Agenda, both the corporate tax increase and repeal of the estate tax passed the Senate and heads to the Governor. The Estate Tax repeal says […]
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