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What if Trump is guilty, but the GOP simply doesn’t give a f#ck?

By jason330 November 2, 2017

In the event that the clear preponderance of evidence shows that Trump is guilty - How many Delaware Republicans do you trust to put the country's best interest ahead of…

No Baby Will Ever Be Named Harvey Again

By Alby November 2, 20175 Comments

After this year, the name Harvey will forever be linked with disaster. First Hurricane Harvey drowned Houston, then Harvey Weinstein's fall triggered an earthquake in Hollywood. The first one is…

Home Is Where You Make It

By Alby November 2, 201715 Comments

Rumors have swirled about state Rep. Melanie George Smith's residence for more than a year now, ever since she bought a new home west of Newark and moved her family…

Open Thread for Thursday, November 2, 2017

By Alby November 2, 20173 Comments

Oh, that pesky tax reform plan, always getting yelled at. Now some Republicans are upset because -- brace yourself -- they're worried it will be portrayed as helping the rich…

Song Of The Day: Nov. 2, 2017

By El Somnambulo November 2, 20172 Comments

One taste of Richard Thompson leads to another taste of Richard Thompson. With another of my heroes, Bonnie Raitt. Together they turn this song into transcendent bliss:

Open Thread for Wednesday, November 1, 2017

By Alby November 1, 20174 Comments

Remember that GOP tax plan that was going to be released today? Whoops. They're still fighting over the details, so now it will be unveiled tomorrow. Definitely tomorrow. James Fallows…

Criminals, Communists, Crackheads and Weirdos: Which Are You?

By Alby November 1, 20175 Comments

According to Corey Stewart, who narrowly lost the Republican gubernatorial primary to Ed Gillespie and is now running for US Senate, all Democrats fall into one of the four categories…

The Lost Cause Is a Lost Cause

By Alby October 31, 201714 Comments

The Civil War is back in the news, and it reminds us of what TrumpMerica's counter-reformation is all about: Rewriting history. Yes, I know that's a loaded phrase, because it's…

Open Thread for Tuesday, October 31, 2017

By Alby October 31, 20173 Comments

How bad are things for Donald Trump? So bad that this morning he tried to use the GOP tax plan as a distraction from his bigger problems. As is common…

RIP: Roger A. Martin

By El Somnambulo October 31, 20174 Comments

Noted author/historian and perhaps less-noted State Senator Roger A. Martin passed away last Thursday. He has been hailed as an historian who traced the history of Delaware through the succession…

John Kowalko on “The Delaware Way”

By jason330 October 30, 201710 Comments

https://youtu.be/e9gTp1MJshc

Open Thread for Monday, October 30, 2017

By Alby October 30, 20177 Comments

For the first time in 51 weeks, today seems a little better than yesterday. Anybody who claims to know how all this will end is just guessing. We can't know…

Manafort Ordered to Surrender

By jason330 October 30, 201719 Comments

I know the wording is boilerplate, but I hope the "surrender" verbiage hurst Trump's feelings. He is such a status conscious twit.

WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case.