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This Could Get AWKWARD…

By El Somnambulo December 5, 20187 Comments

...in the best possible sense. No one deserves this more than Park City Kathy, soon to be the Delaware State Auditor. Here's the delicious story. Absentee Auditor Tom Wagner fires…

A Half-Good/Half Bad Idea From NCC

By El Somnambulo November 28, 20186 Comments

Karen Hartley-Nagle's absence from last night's County Council meeting reminded me that I wanted to talk about this. I've come around to agreeing with Councilman Smiley that the members of…

Let’s Talk Delaware Governor’s Race For 2020, Shall We?

By El Somnambulo November 27, 201850 Comments

I've been thinking about this race. A lot. So many questions. Let's ask (and try to answer) a few: Will John Carney run for reelection? On one hand, he seems…

WTF Is Going On At Vaughn?

By El Somnambulo November 24, 20182 Comments

I'm not generally a conspiracy theorist. But I have to wonder if we've got a major cover-up going on at the Vaughn Correctional Center. Before I even get to that,…

Open Thread For Nov. 21, 2018: Whitaker’s Secret Cabal

By El Somnambulo November 21, 20184 Comments

How Matthew Whitaker Rose To Prominence. Featuring, of course, a phony charity that appears to have been created exclusively to serve as a vehicle to bring this mediocrity to power.…

BREAKING: Trump Tried To Get DOJ To Prosecute Clinton And Comey

By El Somnambulo November 20, 201813 Comments

His own White House lawyer, Don McGahn, warned him that such behavior could be impeachable. From the NYTimes: The lawyer, Donald F. McGahn II, rebuffed the president, saying that he…

Open Thread For Nov. 20, 2018: Cowardly Lyin’

By El Somnambulo November 20, 20185 Comments

Trump Doesn't Visit Troops Because He's Afraid: Trump has spoken privately about his fears over risks to his own life, according to a former senior White House official, who has…

BREAKING: Ivanka Pulls A ‘Hillary’!

By El Somnambulo November 19, 20188 Comments

I can't make this up. Guess who just got busted for using a private e-mail server for government business. Yep, Ivanka Trump: From the Washington Post story: Ivanka Trump sent…

Open Thread For Nov. 19, 2018: No More Mr. Nice Guy

By El Somnambulo November 19, 201812 Comments

Memo to Democrats: Nice Won't Cut It. This is so obvious that EVEN Delaware's neutered delegation should recognize it. You don't have to be a dick about it. Just stand…

Open Thread For Nov. 18, 2018: “Good People On Both Sides”

By El Somnambulo November 18, 20183 Comments

Like the Pasco Pipebombers. You just know that Trump would sidestep every possibility to bury these bastards. Hey, at least it'll be that much longer before these miscreants get their…

Who Are Your Delaware Progressive MVP’s For 2018?

By El Somnambulo November 17, 201826 Comments

Pretty sure I didn't do a list last year as there were so few possibilities. And/or b/c I was deep into a Trump funk. This year is different. So many…

Open Thread For Nov. 17, 2018: American Myopia

By El Somnambulo November 17, 20181 Comment

From France, Mssr. Al sends us this gimlet-eyed view of American self-delusion. It's brilliant. An excerpt: There’s a verbal tic particular to a certain kind of response to a certain…

Open Thread For Nov. 16, 2018: WikiLeaks Leak

By El Somnambulo November 16, 201812 Comments

You're not supposed to know this (it was not meant to be made public) but...Julian Assange has been indicted by the DOJ. It raises issues about freedom of the press…