Reactions to Carney’s State of the State

I listened. When you hear him speak, it is so plodding and dopey that you have to wonder if it is an act. A Forest Gump impression designed to lower expectations. An “under promise” set up for an “over deliver” approach to governing. Then you see him in action and you realize that is is no act.
Some smart commenter over at BlueDelaware said that. Other people said other stuff.

Open Thread Jan. 19: Dollars or Dreamers

Whatever else the government shutdown is about, it isn't about saving money. Think tanks both liberal and conservative (well, libertarian, anyway) have run the numbers, and both found that expelling…

Here’s How Scared They Are

The defining characteristic of most modern politicians is cowardice. They are scared of everything, most especially the opinions of the people they supposedly serve. That's in the best of times.…

Comment Rescue: All due respect, WTF Tom?

The comment below is thought provoking. It isn't provoking the right person (Tom Carper) but it provoked me to think about why Tom Carper is running yet again? He doesn't need the money. Public life has made him richer than the most decadent sultan of the old Ottoman Empire. He doesn't have some burning desire to take on the GOP. That truth is established on a daily basis. He doesn't have corporate paymasters that need to be further enriched. Certainly after this most recent tax "reform" even his most rapacious corporate paymasters are saying "enough already." What is it? Why doesn't Carper retire?
Tom Carper is riveting, watching him or reading the text of an interview one is overcome with the greatness of this man. Term limits? And we hold up these Senator for life types as role models for countries suffering from Politicians/Strongmen for Life. Tom look long and hard at Matt Denn’s decision.

FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump

If the Mueller probe also takes down that bloodthirsty traitor, Wayne LaPierre, what a bonus.
The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy.

Voters Continue to Oust Republicans Whenever Presented the Opportunity

Voters have three words for the radicalized, Trumpified GOP. Those words are: FUCK, THIS, & SHIT.
Wisconsin Dems Flip GOP Held State Senate Seat
In an upset victory, Democrats flipped a reliably Republican state senate seat in Wisconsin tonight. Barack Obama lost Wisconsin’s 10th senate district by 6 points in 2012 and Hillary Clinton lost it by 17 in 2016. But Democrat Patty Schachtner defeated Republican state Rep. Adam Jarchow. Late returns showed Schachtner ahead by roughly 1600 votes out of more than 20,000 cast.
I'm beginning to think that if the Delaware Democrats run against every Republican in every race, they have a good shot at beating every Delaware Republican in every race.