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“Trump’s Use of Undocumented Workers” should be a big deal
Yeah, Trump is a criminal and hypocrite and an asshole. If you are paying attention to current events, you get those facts confirmed dozens of times a day. At this point, it is yawn-inducing. Even this story which ties together the whole criminal-hypocrite-asshole kit and kaboodle, isn’t getting much airtime. The president, who claims to be […]
I’m utterly shocked that this happened in Wisconsin and not Delaware
Throwing billions of dollars at companies because “jobs” isn’t what it used to be. I mean…$4.1 million per job created? Christalmighty! Just give me the $4.1 mil, I can create 20 jobs with that level of public largess.
Delaware is awash in money – Time for the people to claim some of it
Let’s get away from our flat income tax structure that pretends $60,000 is “wealthy”. Let’s stop allowing hundreds of billions in corporate profits to be laundered through The Corporation Trust Center at 1209 North Orange Street, then moved to the Cayman Islands. John Kowalko and others have had reasonable revenue proposals. Let this be the […]
I’m Boycotting Starbucks Until Senator Chris Coons Makes it Illegal
Balloon Juice has become a go-to for me. I endorse this post. Fuck the Coffee Boy.
Dover Downs’ McGlynn Wrong Again — Sports Betting Did Put It in the Black
‘Memba when Dover Downs’ Denis McGlynn told anyone who would listen that sports betting wouldn’t make his racino profitable? According to this new Matt Bittle story quoting Captain Poormouth in the State News, Dover Downs cleared $666,000 last year on sports betting. Not coincidentally, its profits leaped in the year’s fourth quarter — football season. […]
Kerri Harris – Current Front Runner vs John Carney in Gov Primary
There will be a progressive challenge to the directionless governorship of John Carney. Looking at possible progressive primary challengers, you have to put Kerri Harris at the top of the list. She has a statewide profile and has stayed active up and down the state. She has kept her campaign peeps close, and she still […]
Comment Rescue – I love Sanders & Harris (continued)
“…my vote is locked in for Sanders because he’s the only one who has demonstrated a consistent and appropriate vision for our future.”
That’s great. Be passionate. Work hard. But if someone else wins the nomination, lock in for that person in the general even if it is your fifth choice for the nomination. Even it is your 5oth choice for the nomination.
Building up your candidate. Make your case. And fuck every one of you who think your job is to tear down fellow Democrats. Fuck you, very much.
And BTW – Lord knows, it is tough. You see these candidates with real problems… (why doesn’t everyone see it?) It is incredibly tough to keep the hatchet in the hatchet drawer. It is going to take all of your maturity and dignity. But you can do it.
[embed]https://youtu.be/2rGypxyL-h0[/embed]The Brexit Paradise is Nigh
I wonder if Brexit voters knew that they were voting to turn back the clock to 1878? Muton for Sunday dinner and scratchy woolen cloths that always feel damp. Supplies of medicine should be deemed more important than shipments of food if there is a no-deal Brexit, the health secretary has told MPs. Matt Hancock […]
The four people I really don’t want to run for President
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
In that order. ugh… get off the fucking stage!!
Song of the Day, 1/28: Squeeze, “The Truth”
Is there any lyricist more self-lacerating than Squeeze’s Chris Difford? His typical narrator can most often be found at the pub, confessing his sins and blaming himself for yet another failed love affair. This tune, from the band’s underrated “Play” LP, seems to have a broader point these days.
Top Donald Trump primary challengers
While a primary challenge is probably political suicide given the empty-headed religious zeal of is bedrock base, the President is historically unpopular. That is a fact.
If Trump continues to look uncompetitive in 2020, someone is going to be drawn into a primary. According to the oddsmakers, these are the most probable primary challengers.
John Kasich 48%
Mike Pence 12%
Nikki Haley 11%
Ted Cruz 11%
Paul Ryan 11%
Bob Corker 10%
Joseph Scarborough 8%
Mark Cuban 7%
Steve Bannon 3%
Is Anyone Else As Not Scared Of Howard Schultz As I’m (Not)?
Let him run. An avowed Third Way middle of the road white guy in this political climate? Who made his fortune peddling overpriced burnt coffee? He’s like a moneyed version of Sean Barney: Asked if he would consider changing his mind and run as a Democrat, he said, “I feel if I ran as a […]
Song of the Day 1/27: Jonathan Clark, “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”
Sunday seems like the right day for this elegiac reading of the Creedence classic. Jonathan Clark is one of those Los Angeles professionals who’s been a working musician most of his life but nobody’s ever heard of. He’s toured behind lots of acts playing bass and singing harmony, most notably appearing on nine of Dwight […]
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