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DL Open Thread: Sun., Jan. 12, 2020
Trump Holds Iraqi $$’s Hostage. Trump: ‘If you want us out, we’ll deny you access to your money’. Gee, that sounds kinda familiar… The Case For Sending Only The Second Article Of Impeachment To The Senate For Now. Gotta say, it’s a pretty compelling case. There Was No ‘Imminent’ Attack. This was a policy, long […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., Jan. 11, 2020
IC Navarro’s Got Some ‘Splainin’ To Do. Featuring, and I’m not making this up, “Mitch’s Bitches”. Yes, that Mitch. As to the reference: Mitch Crane, who had worked in the state insurance office under former commissioner Matt Denn and unsuccessfully ran for the office in 2012, is also named as a defendant. Crane said he […]
BREAKING: Marie Pinkney To Challenge Dave McBride In SD 13!!
In a Democratic primary. I think she will defeat the Lewes-based senator who claims to ‘represent’ his New Castle/Bear area district. Maybe even handily. First, a note. Many of you probably saw allusions to this race yesterday. However, because there had been no official announcement from the campaign, we removed them out of respect to […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., Jan. 10, 2020
Those Poll Numbers On Trump’s Assassination Of Suleimani Not Looking Good. I don’t generally ‘do’ polls here, but this one suggests that Trump might have done lasting damage to his reelection. Clinton Found Innocent–Again. Doesn’t make her any less guilty of political malpractice though, which was her true transgression. Her disastrous candidacy will never offer […]
DL Political Weekly: Jan. 3-9, 2020
1. The Mantzavinos Candidacy. As we noted earlier this week, Spiros Mantzavinos has filed to challenge Anthony Delcollo in the 7th Senatorial District. I believe that both the New Castle County Democratic Party and the State Democratic Party did everything they could to entice a candidate into this race. Spiros said yes. There could still […]
It’s Official! Rysheema Dixon To Run For City Council President!
For all the right reasons: The dysfunction and infighting that’s plagued Wilmington City Council and its 13 elected members–putting it in the news for all the wrong reasons–is what really spurred Dixon, a Democrat, to run to lead the body. She said council could be far more effective. “You cannot get things done if you […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Jan. 9, 2020
House To Vote On Limiting Trump’s War Powers. Here is the legislation. Two Senate R’s have already indicated they’ll support such a resolution in the Senate. Let’s see if any House Rethugs dare to oppose Trump. Mnuchin Wants To Hide Secret Service Expenses Until After Election. All the bleeping money they’ve wasted, and oh by […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., Jan. 8, 2020
State Auditor Delivers Half-Assed Report On Odyssey Charter. She’s really terrible. Here’s an excerpt for the subscription-challenged: According to the Department of Education, the report isn’t what the Charter School Office asked for. In its request for an “investigatory audit,” the department had expected a report offering a more thorough indication of whether the Wilmington […]
Linda Gray And Coby Owens Headed To Primary…
for City Council District 1. Linda Gray, who was appointed to serve out the term of Nnamdi Chukwuocha, had been going back-and-forth about whether she would file. Today, she filed. I’ve already interviewed Coby Owens, and I like him. I think that Linda Gray has done a real solid job on Council and I’d be […]
Spiros Mantzavinos To Challenge Anthony Delcollo
You will note the lack of an exclamation point at the end of the hed. That is on purpose. At the risk of seeming hypocritical (I’ve been screaming for someone to challenge Delcollo), this smells fishy to me. Real fishy. I personally like Spiros. With that out of the way, he had been a corporate […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., Jan. 7, 2020
‘Have Democrats Finally Found Their Own ALEC?’: I tend to doubt it b/c progressives have the capacity to think for themselves, whereas right wingers, um, don’t. Still, this is a positive step. Iran Targets…Trump Properties For Retribution. I don’t like this–it just gives Trump an excuse to skip out on his bills. Pompeo Will Not […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., Jan. 6, 2020
Wilmington’s Only Rethug Councilman Target Of Sexual Harassment Suit. Granted, I’d feel a bit more comfortable with this had the complainant hired anybody but Theo Gregory to handle the suit, but still. Trump ‘Created His Own Credibility Crisis’ On Iran. Not that he’s gonna try to make a serious case for, you know, war, in […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., Jan. 5, 2020
Officials Put Option Of Killing Suleimani Before Trump–So That He Wouldn’t Take It. Don’t they know him by now?: In the chaotic days leading to the death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s most powerful commander, top American military officials put the option of killing him — which they viewed as the most extreme response […]
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