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DL Open Thread Monday, June 24, 2024
Somebody must have spiked Sen. Chris Coons’ breakfast on Sunday, because he went on Fox News and freaked out the host by pointing out that Trump is a convicted felon. The host’s flustered reaction might put Coons’ status as Fox’s favorite Democrat in question. Before getting too excited about Coons acting like a Democrat for […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 23, 2024
A Model For The Country–But Is John Carney Paying Attention?: Maryland’s legalization of recreational marijuana just over a year ago has obviously been a boon to users. But it has also benefited the state, bringing in more than $26 million in tax revenue during the second half of 2023. Meanwhile, citizens with possession convictions on […]
Song of the Day 6/21: Bill Lloyd, “The Fix Is In”
This one’s for Aileen Cannon, the unqualified federal judge who’s slow-walking Donald Trump’s stolen documents trial and refused colleagues’ calls to recuse herself. You can figure out why. Bill Lloyd is a veteran Nashville singer and songwriter, best known as half of Foster & Lloyd. The songwriting duo recorded three albums and landed several singles […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Democrats would have an easier time drubbing Republicans for corruption if there weren’t so many corrupt Democrats. New Jersey is proving a happy hunting ground for indicting crooked ones. While Bob Menendez is still in court explaining his gold bar collection, South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross has been indicted for racketeering. Norcross pulled […]
DL Open Thread Monday, June 17, 2024
There is no news today outside of the usual huffing and puffing from Trump and his acolytes in politics and the media, so feel free to discuss what you want. In America’s supposedly liberal media, Jeff Bezos hired some British Fleet Street sleaze to run the Washington Post and the New York Times is having […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Hunter Biden was convicted of being a gun-toting drug addict – or was it a drug-addicted gun toter? – and MAGAts, in true Old Man Yells at Clouds form, are angry about it, and in the stupidest possible way. They claim Joe Biden orchestrated the conviction of his son to justify his prosecution of Donald […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Ever wonder why the American public opposes Israel’s war on Gaza but its elected representatives are for it? Here’s why: AIPAC funneled money from Republican donors to Democratic candidates more than any other organization. Shalom my ass. In a tape made surreptitiously, SCOTUS justice Sam Alito admitted his Christian nationalism, telling his interviewer that compromise […]
DL Open Thread Monday, June 10, 2024
If you’re looking for something more esoteric to worry about than World War III or the climate-induced collapse of civilization, you might want to look into the latest outbreak of avian flu, which has infected two farm workers – one in Texas, the other in Michigan – who caught it from dairy cows. Pasteurization kills […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Americans love scary stories, so it’s no surprise that American media dispenses countless articles about Trump. You rarely see his name in European newspapers, but their political leaders are frightened all the same. And, as in the United States, the constant drumbeat has a deleterious effect: As is true here, most are convinced Trump will […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 4, 2024
For years now I’ve been told that attacking Donald Trump only makes his support stronger. Yeah, sure it does, buddy. Unfortunately for that argument, post-conviction polling says the opposite is true. On the other hand, lots of evidence points to facts not mattering anymore. In a rare sign of fight, Democratic senators Sheldon Whitehouse and […]
DL Open Thread Monday, June 3, 2024
Their dangerous rival just got convicted on 34 felony charges, and the reaction from Democrats is just what we’ve come to expect: They not only don’t know how to capitalize on it, they’re not even sure they should mention it. Now do you understand why they lose? Self-doubt is not something that Republicans ever have […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 24-30, 2024
1. D State Rep. Sophie Phillips Gets Primary Challenger in RD 18. I have no idea why as she’s great. The challenger is one Lisa Cooke, or Lisa Cooke-Rossi, she writes it both ways on her campaign finance committee filing. Regardless of name, it’s this person. An education paraprofessional at unnamed schools and past-President of […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Closing arguments concluded in the Trump hush-money trial, so the speculation has begun. Few think he’ll be acquitted, but opinion seems split on whether he’ll be convicted. One person who has earned the right to opinionate about Trump is David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who has covered him, mostly from a financial perspective, […]
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