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You remember the Overton window, right? Well, it has moved. 538 reports that Trump has moved the debate on immigration so far to the right that Democrats are now scrambling…

See what I did there? Took a piece of info and jumped ten steps into the future. I do that sometimes. Especially when I see talented pols like Crane making…

Other than when they poke fun at Joe Biden, I don't typically link to The Onion but this one is spot on. WASHINGTON—Though his incoherent, deeply uninformed, and often abusive…

McConnell is now Schumer's prison bitch... or something. I'm not sure the government shutdown resolution is that dramatic, but our GOP readers seem to go in for the violent homoerotic…

As Philadelphia football fans continue chanting the longest word they've learned how to spell, life continues elsewhere, except in much of the federal government. The Jets and the Sharks in…

If Democrats agree to end the shutdown without DACA and CHIP vote dates on the calendar, they are suckers. As the scramble to end the government shutdown dragged into the…

Predictions...

Patriots 24   Jaguars 14 

Eagles 17   Vikings 9

 

This is a two-fer. How often do these creeps reveal themselves to be: 1) A creepy old fuck, and 2) dumber than a box of Oreos? WASHINGTON — Representative Patrick…

There were big protest marches all over the country today. There appears to be no drop off in excitement when it comes to getting organized for November. If anything, Trump and the Congressional Republicans continue to feed the frenzy. Pink hats in January = Blue Wave in November

"It's a simple math problem. Our long-term growth rate for state spending is two times the growth rate of our revenues. We have to find a long-term way to limit our spending growth."

The more I think about Carney's speech the more I seethe. The sentence above gets to the heart of it. Wealthy Delawareans are more wealthy than they've ever been. The corporations benefiting from our courts and tax payer generosity are notching record profits. And yet, in Carney's mind there is just no way to increase revenue. It is simply impossible. Why mention it at all? Any and all revenue increases are off the table at the outset.

Want to know why Republicans in Delaware will have a chance in November, blue wave notwithstanding? Employment numbers. While growth has slowly but steadily improved nationally over the past two…

As Puck noted on another thread, Twitter yesterday released the news that at least 50,000 Russian bots were tweeting about the U.S. election. To which I reply, so what? If…

Needed a shot of adrenaline after an amazing show by Tinsley Ellis at the Arden Gild Hall last night.  Paging the Blasters: