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It's official. Coons is gross.  And it isn't just me saying it.  

Presenting the first-ever Thirsties, for those who excel in Washington’s signature art form: trying to get on your TV screen tonight.

Hollywood has the Oscars. Broadway has the Tonys. Washington hasn’t had its own awards — until now.

Introducing the Thirsties, a celebration of the quality that defines this place.

You know what we’re talking about: the thirst. That unquenchable drive for publicity, attention, buzz. Call it what you want, This Town is full of it. The thirst can be found in staffers, lobbyists — even journalists, who are supposed to be covering the story, not angling for a starring role in it. To paraphrase a hoary old Washington line on something almost as obscene: You know thirst when you see it.

Is your life lacking in frustration? Do you need to be a little more annoyed than you already are?  Well, then this is the Highlands Bunker episode you've been waiting for. Here is a very worthy topic only partially unpacked in the last few minutes while REV spends a whole lot of time being his frustrating self, while the guest (Allison Levine) seems to completely miss the idea that politics is a "winner take all" zero sum game nowadays, and that Democrats have been being taking a beating for being too willing to meet Republicans halfway.

Pence Spills The Beans.  More than five hours before a Grand Jury.  He'll never be President, but he might just have saved democracy: As the target of an intense pressure…

Coons thinks we should talk to the good Republicans on the debt limit, but not because they are holding hostages (or something).  Maybe you can figure it out.   Here's a…

The Big News:  The Permit To Purchase Bill cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Because of the cost, it heads to the Senate Finance Committee.  As always, the Fiscal Note does…

I think this one is wishful thinking. And yet, Carper is ripe to be taken out, so why not Young?   Someone will step up and that someone will not be…

A surprising but welcome change of heart.   DSSA Statement on "permit to purchase" Legislation On behalf of our membership, and after much soul searching and careful consideration the Delaware…

All month we've been asking you, dear reader/commenter, to join DL and become a member by joining and/or donating to the Working Families Party or any of the other fine…

How angry is Legates that he isn't the "featured speaker" at this thing? Pretty fucking angry I'd say. Ingrates! He gives and gives and this is what he gets? Bumped…

Look, Dominion is not in business to "save democracy".   Nobody is going to save democracy except you getting out to vote and getting your lazy family out to vote. That said,  I'm only a 1/4 of the way in on this (no traffic this mornin'), so I can't rate this on my patented scale of 1 to 5 Blumberg Excelsior yellow legal pads.