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DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 18, 2021
Rethugs Play Russian Roulette With Debt Ceiling. Because they can, and because everything they do is purely and solely for political gain: McConnell has declared that Senate Republicans will not vote to increase the Treasury’s authority to continue borrowing, which is the same as voting to allow a default. As he has done before, McConnell […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 17, 2021
Delaware’s AG Race: Two MAGAts To Vie For 38% Of The Vote. Although the WDEL story doesn’t mention it (c’mon, Journalism 101), Murray will run against one Chuck Welch in the Rethug Primary. (For you completists, incumbent AG Kathleen Jennings is expected to run for reelection.) Looks like it’ll be a contest as to who […]
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton Is My New Hero
She is literally the only member of the House Of Representatives who acted in an honorable fashion in seeking to hold Rep. Gerald Brady accountable for his actions. She filed the ethics complaint that precipitated the so-called ‘investigation’ into Brady’s sexist and racist remarks. No other House member stepped forward. Her complaint cited two violations […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 11, 2021
Yes, I know what day it is. No, I’m not gonna devote this thread to it. Although you may wish to comment. Your prerogative, that’s why it’s an open thread. So. There was a House Ethics Committee meeting in Dover yesterday. Committee Chair Val Longhurst, whose ethics are not in question (she has none), has […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 10, 2021
I hear there’s a House Committee meeting taking place today. Don’t (Not allowed to) know what it’s about. Can’t (Not allowed to) attend. Business as usual under the thumbs of Speaker Peter and Our PAL Val. Biden Issues Sweeping Vaccine Mandate. Rethug Governors Threaten To Sue: Republican governors from Texas to Missouri and Georgia threatened […]
Psst–House Ethics Committee To Consider Gerald Brady’s Fate On Friday–DON’T TELL ANYBODY
Pete ‘n Val’s utter disdain for the public is on full display this week. They’ve crafted rules that prohibit any discussion by House members of anything that comes before the House Ethics Committee, and then schedule a stealth meeting of the House Ethics Committee on a Friday. This Friday. In the announcement, they provide the […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 4, 2021
Here Are The Companies Who Funded Texas’ Anti-Abortion Supporters. ‘We have a history of giving to both sides’, blahblahblah. Where are all those tech companies who moved to Texas for lower taxes and less regulation? Will we hear from them or will they remain silent? Betcha we’ll hear from the workers. We’ve already heard from […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 3, 2021
Delaware Rethugs Have An AG Candidate. Chuck Welch, a retired Common Pleas Court judge in Kent County and, before that, for six years, a state representative. He’s focusing his campaign on the poor underappreciated police who have not been sufficiently loosed upon the citizenry: Law enforcement officers in the state are also need to feel […]
In Praise Of State Rep. David Bentz
You may have missed it, but in typical low-key fashion, Rep. Bentz announced he would not seek reelection in 2022. During his relatively short legislative career, Bentz has passed a lot of significant bills, and he has been a consistent supporter of progressive initiatives in Dover. Bentz earned his MPA from the University Of Delaware, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 28, 2021
Floridians Turning Against DeSantis? Signs point to yes: Covid infection rates continue to climb as the state faces shortages of health care staff, morgue space and even oxygen for patients. About 16,000 people are hospitalized. Child infection rates have shot up. School districts — even in Republican strongholds — have rebelled against DeSantis’ anti-mask mandates. […]
National AFL-CIO To Gerald Brady: “Resign”.
No, not from the General Assembly. From his position as the Executive Director of the Delaware AFL-CIO: Liz Shuler, national president of the AFL-CIO, said in a statement on Friday that she was “sickened” by Brady’s “despicable remarks,” and called for his immediate resignation from the union chapter. The AFL-CIO is the largest federation of […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 27, 2021
Why So Many Politicians Are Jerks–And How To Bring Them Down. Something we always ingrained in our candidates: Thank your volunteers, treat them well, and feed them. Meaning, I particularly enjoyed this vignette: Landesman, the former political staffer, once worked on a campaign where he and other staff had to go door to door and […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 21, 2021
U-Va: No Vaccine, No School For You. Dis-enrolls 49 students who didn’t follow mandatory policy. Oh, well, there’s always Falwell U. Krugman: ‘The Quiet Rage Of The Responsible’: Also, it’s striking how quickly supposed conservative principles have been abandoned wherever honoring those principles would help rather than hurt attempts to contain the pandemic. For decades, […]
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