Open Thread – Page 58 – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 25, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 25, 20243 Comments

"Why Our Polls Suck." That should have been the title of the enclosed article. But since it was published in the NYTimes, and since the article critiqued their poll's methodology,…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 24, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 24, 20246 Comments

Colleges To Pay Athletes. As if they weren't already: The NCAA and its five power conferences have approved a deal that paves the way for schools to pay athletes directly,…

DL Open Thread: Thurs., May 23, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 23, 20245 Comments

Oh, Nos! Not Another Plague Hitting Florida!!??: For all the obvious challenges facing South Florida as sea levels surge, one serious threat to public health and the environment remains largely…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, May 22, 2024

By Alby May 22, 20241 Comment

Rehoboth Beach, the resort town of 1,100 year-round residents that gifted Delaware politics with Pete Schwartzkopf and Kathy McGuiness, is embroiled in a controversy that for once involves neither of…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, May 21, 2024

By Alby May 21, 20241 Comment

That Trump trial in New York is getting close to its conclusion, with all the plot twists the writers could think up. Michael Cohen revealed on cross-examination that he stole…

DL Open Thread Monday, May 20, 2024

By Alby May 20, 20242 Comments

Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, was killed when his helicopter crashed. That should give conspiracy theorists plenty of grist, but analysts agree the effects will be internal, because he was seen…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 18, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 18, 20242 Comments

'All You Can Eat' Yourself Right Into Bankruptcy. 'Endless shrimp' to put an end to Red Lobster?: Locations of Red Lobster all over the country have been closing down, with…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 17, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 17, 202410 Comments

The C. Montgomery Burns Of Maryland? $62 Mill couldn't buy Total Wines' David Trone a Senate seat: Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) spent $62 million of his own money on the…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 16, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 16, 20248 Comments

RIP: Rep. Joe DiPinto. It would be difficult to find a more civic-minded Wilmingtonian than Joe DiPinto. To me, he was a public servant in the best sense of the…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, May 15, 2024

By Alby May 15, 202413 Comments

You can tell Donald Trump has been stung by the fact that, contrary to what pollsters will tell you, he doesn't have all that many diehard fans. The proof: He…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, May 14, 2024

By Alby May 14, 20245 Comments

As H.L. Mencken said a century ago, every human problem has a solution that is neat, plausible and wrong. Keep that in mind when you read about the health care…

DL Open Thread Monday, May 13, 2024

By Alby May 13, 20243 Comments

A little wake-up call for anyone who thinks putting Republicans in power would help the Palestinians in Gaza: South Carolina lickspittle Lindsay Graham wants Israel to nuke Gaza. It won't…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 12, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20242 Comments

The Late, Great Hannibal Lecter. More proof irony is dead: Silence of the Lambs. Has anyone ever seen The Silence of the Lambs? The late, great Hannibal Lecter is a…