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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.

Network Delaware Flexes Its Political Muscles In SD3

By El Somnambulo October 30, 201720 Comments

Elizabeth 'Tizzy' Lockman. Remember the name. She is running for Bob Marshall's seat in SD 3. She is the first candidate to emerge from Network Delaware's grassroots efforts. She is…

Open Thread for Sunday, October 29, 2017

By Alby October 29, 20171 Comment

Everybody waiting for Mueller's Monday reveal, but writing about it is difficult because nobody knows anything more than the bare bones. I'm skipping all the prediction stories -- Mueller will…

Open Thread for Saturday, October 28, 2017

By Alby October 28, 20178 Comments

The big news of the day is, of course, the first indictment from Robert Mueller's election probe. Today's chatter revolves around who will get the knock on the door just…

The week Trump solidified his grip on the GOP

By jason330 October 28, 2017

This week rumors flew about Mueller getting down to business and handing down an indictment. It is also the week that Trump formally consolidated his grip on the GOP. The…

Mueller Drops Really Big Shoe

By Alby October 28, 20174 Comments

CNN is reporting that the grand jury in Robert Mueller's probe of Russian involvement in the election has filed its first charges. It's been sealed by a judge so we…

I’m torn on Catalonian Independence

By jason330 October 28, 20175 Comments

Philosophically I'm for it. But Russia has ben very active in supporting separatist and secessionist groups in Europe and America. So does supporting Catalonia play into Putin's grand plans to…

Open Thread for Friday, October 27, 2017

By Alby October 27, 201712 Comments

Sorry for the delayed open thread. Three reasons: 1) I'm still figuring out how to code this, 2) my gout is acting up and 3) I got sidetracked by a…

D D __Touts Its Terrible Management Once Again

By jason330 October 27, 201714 Comments

Q: What Delaware business (a monopoly), celebrates its own bad management in order to suck up tax dollars? UPDATE: Trey Paradee rushes to jump into bed with Fat Cat McGlynn.

DEGOP’s Decent Senate Recruiting Continues

By jason330 October 26, 20172 Comments

On a prima facie basis, Jason Stewart is another example of some decent recruiting by the DEGOP. Like their Senate picks last time out, Stewart is untested but looks fairly good on paper.