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Gun-Hugger John Sigler Working Behind the Scenes to Scuttle HB 300

By Alby March 12, 201811 Comments

I hadn't thought of John Sigler since May 2013, when he abruptly quit as chairman of the state GOP, after overseeing one of the worst periods in the party's history.…

March 12 Open Thread: The Resistance Has Legs, and Knows How to Use Them

By Alby March 12, 201817 Comments

The mainstream media has made a gazillion trips to "middle America" trying to understand Trump voters (pro tip, journalists: They're stupid, no other explanation needed), but this article makes the…

March 11 Open Thread: Some Delaware Democrats Don’t Like Democracy

By Alby March 11, 20187 Comments

The News Journal's Scott Goss looked at how how DEDO's replacement, the Delaware Prosperity Partnership, operates, and found there's a reason their board meetings aren't open to the public: They…

March 10 Open Thread: Greedy Landowners Sue NCCo

By Alby March 10, 201811 Comments

Supporting "farmland preservation" has become a routine position for Delaware politicians, and with good reason: Farmers love it because they get lots of money and don't have to give up…

Song Of The Day: March 10, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 10, 20189 Comments

Well, these guys were never posers. Dave & Phil Alvin used to travel from campsite to campsite with their father, who was a union organizer. They snuck into small clubs…

Carper And Coons: ‘The Real Enemy Isn’t The Banks. It’s…Elizabeth Warren’

By El Somnambulo March 10, 201816 Comments

Yep, the DINO senators who voted to radically reduce oversight of some of the biggest and most corrupt financial institutions are blaming Elizabeth Warren for outing them. By name. I…

Open Thread March 9: Master Negotiator? No, Master Baiter

By Alby March 9, 20184 Comments

I have actually read Republican dipshits talking about Donald Trump's skill at negotiations. This is perhaps the biggest lie Trump tells about himself -- quick, name a business he's been…

Miro continues the stampede for the Leg Hall exit

By jason330 March 8, 20185 Comments

State Rep. Joseph Miro on Thursday joined a growing number of state legislators who plan to retire at the end of their current term. "I want to spend more time…

March 8 Open Thread: Out of the Mouths of Babes

By Alby March 8, 201813 Comments

Quote of the day comes from David Hogg, the 17-year-old Parkland massacre survivor who quickly became a target of the NRA for daring to speak against Moloch, the Gun God.…

Ernesto Lopez could lose and not much would change

By jason330 March 8, 201814 Comments

Someone who may have an interest in me not liking former Sussex County Administrator David “Dave” Baker says that Baker coud easily be the Senate's Chamber of Commerce representative. The Bryon Short of the State Senate, if you will.

March 7 Open Thread: Reading the Texas Tea Leaves

By Alby March 7, 201820 Comments

Texas held its primary elections yesterday, and Politico analyzes the results. For me, the biggest takeaway was that several candidates who topped their fields in fund-raising did not win their…

Trump’s National Security Argument for Tariffs is a Menace to the Republic

By jason330 March 7, 20186 Comments

Trump has claimed the authorty to impose tariffs unilaterally, and without review by congress. That claim is based on a national security argument. If you thought the country was screwed…

March 6 Open Thread: Let Denn Lead on Gun Control

By Alby March 6, 201811 Comments

Delaware Democrats, seeking leadership on gun issues given the makeup of their generally clueless caucus, should read Matt Denn's op-ed supporting Gov. Carney's call for a ban on assault weapons.…