March 19 Open Thread: Money Is the Root of All Greed
WDEL's Amy Cherry has the best story on the kerfuffle over the firing of Padua Academy's principal. The Diocese of Wilmington is trying to split hairs about it, but it…
March 16 Open Thread: Go to Jail. Go Directly to Jail.
The Mueller investigation passed Go and collected $200 yesterday, when it was revealed that Mueller has subpoenaed documents from the Trump Organization. I think Mueller is moving slowly to give…
Ides of March Open Thread: Where’s Brutus When You Need Him?
The Delaware State News continues to push hard for Dover Downs to get the tax break it's been demanding for the past several years. The paper is so eager it…
Open Thread Feb. 26: Stupidity Springs From the Barrel of a Gun
Every time America has another mass shooting, gun owners demonstrate that gun ownership is inversely related to intelligence. Or, to paraphrase an old axiom, if all you've got is a…
The NRA Loves School Shootings
Dana "Super Hot Mom" Loesch tried to score points the other day by claiming the media "loves" school shootings because they like grieving white moms. She claimed it's good for…
Open Thread Feb. 23: Nudists Forced to Run for Cover
Boy, was I fooled. For a while there I thought Delaware had entered the 21st century -- not on time, mind you, but within the 5-to-10-year lag period it always…
Open Thread Feb. 19: Marching As to War
The kids at that Florida high school have learned something important: All the talk in the world won't influence politicians. They do a lot of talking themselves, so they know…
Open Thread Feb. 17: The Winning Continues Unabated
Trump-despising Republican TV fixture Rick Wilson best nailed Trumpworld's response to Robert Mueller's Friday indictment-palooza in a tweetstorm of invective: Sweet Jesus the MAGAS, the clickservatives, and Gentry Breitbart think…
Open Thread Feb. 16: Loathsome Asshole Roundup
If you had been in a coma until today, you would still be able to figure out there had been another big gun massacre because all news outlets are running…
Open Thread Feb. 15: Insert Thoughts and Prayers Here, Repeat as Often as Necessary
Unless you're an obsessive consumer of school-shooting stories, there's not much in the news today. White House reporters are keeping up the heat on Sarah Huckabee over the Rob Porter…
Open Thread Feb. 14: Wife-Beaters, Bribes and Bobbleheads
I must admit I'm surprised that the story this White House can't shrug off is one that, in the scheme of things, doesn't really affect the running of the country.…
Open Thread Feb. 12: Vote in Haste, Collect Unemployment at Leisure
Today is Lincoln's birthday, raising the question: If he had foreseen Trump, would Lincoln have thought saving the Union was so important? That would be like a guy who lovingly…
Open Thread Feb. 10: Democrats Fold Like an Origami Weasel
We now have a better understanding of why the Trump White House doesn't spend more time punching hippies: They're too busy punching women. These are the people Trump likes to…