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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Is Val Longhurst the least ethical member of the Delaware General Assembly? Well, let’s see, she parlayed her office into getting a job as the Executive Director of the Delaware Police Athletic League, thanks largely to all the ex-legislators who were on the Board that chose her. She, along with Nicole ‘No Longer Poore’, have […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Perhaps Joy Reid said it best…a return to ‘aggressive normalcy’. Sure felt different. Proud Boys To Sad Boyz. He summoned them to Washington, lit the fuse, and abandoned them: As Mr. Trump departed the White House on Wednesday, the Proud Boys, once among his staunchest supporters, have also started leaving his side. In dozens of […]
Cleaning Up After The Elephants: Volume 1
“Some of us are like a shovel brigade that follow a parade down Main Street cleaning up.”–Chief-Of-Staff Donald Regan after a typical Reagan screw-up. The Biden Administration has a lot of shoveling to do to clean up the cheeseburger-infested feces of Donald Trump. That shoveling begins today. This will be a rare ‘good news’ series, […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Yet another circumscribed week in Dover. There will be no session on Wednesday in deference to the Inauguration of President Biden and Veep Kamala Harris. Look for a similarly-circumscribed Inaugural today for Governor John Carney and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long. As someone who has attended these in the past, I’m thankful it’s virtual. You can […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 15, 2021
A couple of idle thoughts: I still can’t get over the fact that six out of seven Rethuglican state senators voted against a resolution congratulating Delaware’s first elected President. Did those two Laurel rioters ride to (and maybe from) DC on a bus chartered by the Delaware Rethuglican Party? If I were a reporter, I’d […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 14, 2021
You can’t have a progressive tax system without progressive legislators. Progressives were in short supply during the terms of Governors Pete DuPont, Mike Castle and Tom Carper. Revenue was not in short supply. Which is why the three governors and the General Assembly fervently embraced ‘bracket consolidation’, which is a euphemism for ‘ensuring that the […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The virtual pageantry is over, the leaders and committees have been made official, and both chambers are ready for action. Not, of course, w/o some protest votes from the toothless Senate Rethugs: Sens. Colin Bonini, R-Dover; Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford; Dave Wilson, R-Lincoln; and Sen. Lawson voted against a resolution establishing Senate rules because a provision […]
Mad Props For LBR
This video has gone, pardon the expression, viral. As well it should. You can see the barely-contained smirk on the face of QAnon Conspirator Marjorie Taylor Greene. My favorite line?: “Don’t do yourself any favors.” These assholes have infected at least three members of Congress. Meaning, of course, that at least one of them is […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
I haven’t been this psyched for a legislative session in forever. Members of the 151st General Assembly will be sworn in virtually today. You can view the ceremonies here and here. I know that so many of you worked on the campaigns of these great freshman legislators. Sit back and enjoy as they take the […]
We Want YOU To Run For State Auditor!
Let’s not mince words: The Office Of State Auditor has extraordinary potential to promote accountability and transparency in state government. The State Auditor, the last two in particular, have instead opted to cover up clear violations of state law and policy, and have served as agents for the Delaware Way. One, Tom Wagner, covered up […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 10, 2021
Trump Fired Federal Prosecutor In Georgia Because He Wouldn’t Investigate Trump’s ‘Voter Fraud’ Claims. That was the ‘unforeseen circumstance’ the prosecutor cited for leaving. Trump Pushed Georgia Elections Investigator To ‘Find The Fraud’ In Separate Call. Paging Mike Pence… ‘Our President Wants Us Here.’ Those weren’t dog whistles he was blowing, they were clarion calls […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 9, 2021
The Incoming Senate Environmental Chair Is–Tom Carper. Incremental change awaits. Rethuglican Party Embraces Denialism. Does anything about this gathering seem in touch with reality to you? Rethuglican State Attorneys General Funded The Mob. Making them criminals…along with the surviving Koch Brother. To (half)-wit: RAGA is a 527 political organization that helps elect Republican attorneys general […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 8, 2021
Capitol Police Officer Dies. Beaten by a thug wielding a fire extinguisher. Trump should be tried for murder. ‘Reckless disregard’, I know, I’ve watched way too much Law & Order. Police Were Complicit In Riot. Capitol Police had more than enough resources to handle this, but didn’t. It’s True: Law Enforcement More Than Twice As […]
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