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Biden Watch 2020: Decision Expected By Year’s End

By Alby April 18, 20183 Comments

A reporter for The Hill bumped into Joe Biden at the airport this morning and asked when he'll make his decision whether to run for president in 2020. Biden replied,…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 18, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 18, 20183 Comments

Let's start with some rare, if modest, good news. Ernie Lopez's Sussex County 'Damn Revenooers' bill has been excised from today's Senate Agenda. OK, back to reality. Here's yesterday's Session…

Kathy McGuiness Goes After That LLC Money

By El Somnambulo April 18, 201823 Comments

No, not as a State Auditor committed to being your fiscal watchdog. As a candidate. As in contributions. From her profoundly depressing kickoff announcement: Individual Contributions are limited to $1,200…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 17, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 17, 20181 Comment

Let's talk gun control legislation. Specifically, let's discuss how the House D's, in particular, invariably fall into the same Groundhog's Day continuum. It's either incompetence, or deliberate malfeasance. Here's what's…

Rob Arlett, Trump’s Guy, Running For US Senate

By El Somnambulo April 16, 201820 Comments

Sussex County Councilman Rob Arlett today announced that he would run for the Senate seat currently held by Tom Carper. Arlett helped lead the Trump campaign in Delaware, where Trump…

Delaware Political Weekly: April 6-12, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 13, 20187 Comments

1. GOP Finds Its Sacrificial Lamb For Congress. Presbyterian first, Rethug second? A military chaplain who served in Iraq. This guy. Campaign hasn't gotten off to a rousing start. He…

Delaware Political Weekly: March 30-April 5, 2018

By El Somnambulo April 6, 201827 Comments

1. D POLITICAL MALPRACTICE OF THE YEAR. Had a conversation with a political friend of mine, and she convinced me that the biggest D fail of the year is the…

April 3 Open Thread: Delaware Hoops Star Goes Nationwide

By Alby April 3, 201813 Comments

Delaware figured prominently in last night's NCAA men's basketball championship, as former Salesianum standout Donte DiVincenzo -- known as the Michael Jordan of Delaware when he led the Sals to…

March 30 Open Thread: Contain Your Enthusiasm

By Alby March 30, 20189 Comments

At last we know what all the bashing of the Coastal Zone Act over the past few years has been about. The long-discussed Port of Wilmington expansion project has finally…

Delaware Political Weekly: March 23-29, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 30, 201842 Comments

1. Outten Retires, 2 Candidates File in 30th RD. Nature and politics abhor a vacuum. Within 24 hours of Rep. Bobby Outten's retirement announcement, two candidates flied to run for…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 29, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 29, 201810 Comments

The bill raising the minimum age for purchasing deadly weapons was voted out of Senate committee yesterday and is scheduled for today's Senate Agenda. 3 of 5 members voted to…

March 28 Open Thread: St. Anthony’s Finds Its Misplaced Good Sense

By Alby March 28, 20183 Comments

You couldn't write a better ad for the effectiveness of Tom Neuberger in fighting the Catholic authorities: He got St. Anthony's parish and the Diocese of Wilmington to back down…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 28, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 28, 20189 Comments

Karen Hartley Nagle's dream of one day becoming New Castle County Executive is on its way to becoming just another of her delusions. The House passed legislation yesterday that would…