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Delaware Political Weekly: March 16-22, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 23, 201812 Comments

1. Two More For RD 16. One candidate, Jakim Mohammed, filed this week for the race to succeed retiring Rep. J. J. Johnson. I like him, perhaps the only ex-cop…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 22, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 22, 20186 Comments

With two session Wednesdays lost to the snow, there's a backup of legislation in House and Senate committees. Meaning, there's a paucity of legislation available to consider during regular session. …

What If Tom Carper Doesn’t Run?

By El Somnambulo March 21, 201829 Comments

I've been thinking about this lately. You have a clearly diminished incumbent, one who will be forced to display that diminished capacity publicly this year. He has more pensions than…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 20, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 20, 201817 Comments

So, Rep. PAL Longhurst goes into high dudgeon over the weakening of her bump stocks bill in the Senate. These amendments passed the Senate and are now part of the…

The Dickiest Move Of All-Time?

By El Somnambulo March 17, 201825 Comments

Donald Trump, via executioner Jeff Sessions, fires Andrew McCabe 26 hours before he's set to retire. After the Friday News Dump. You know, in order to screw him out of…

Delaware Political Weekly: March 9-15, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 16, 201811 Comments

1. Sean Lynn Endorses Kerri Harris. Lynn has guts, and I salute him for it. You just know that, even those who might support Harris, are gonna hide in the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 15, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 15, 201810 Comments

We hear all the time about the NRA's bullying tactics. And it's true. However, when faced with a Hall full of students demanding gun control measures, the NRA cowers in…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 14, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 14, 201819 Comments

Once again, the so-called D 'leadership' is caving to the NRA. Check out the rewrite of HB 330, the bill that was supposed to raise the legal age for purchasing…

General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 13, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 13, 20182 Comments

Oh, no, we're not letting the House cowards who couldn't even vote to ban bump stocks off the hook. Yes, the bill passed, 25 yes, 3 no, 11 not voting.…

Carper And Coons: ‘The Real Enemy Isn’t The Banks. It’s…Elizabeth Warren’

By El Somnambulo March 10, 201816 Comments

Yep, the DINO senators who voted to radically reduce oversight of some of the biggest and most corrupt financial institutions are blaming Elizabeth Warren for outing them. By name. I…

Delaware Political Weekly: March 2-8, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 9, 201838 Comments

1. Miro Retires, D Primary Set In RD 22. One of the worst-kept political secrets in Dover is secret no more. State Rep. Joe Miro announced yesterday that he would…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 8, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 8, 20186 Comments

For starters, there indeed was one vote of note on Tuesday. I mean one vote by one legislator. To quote my favorite political commentator (me): Today’s House Agenda is highlighted…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 6, 2018

By El Somnambulo March 6, 201815 Comments

On Feb. 14, 17 people were killed and many more were injured in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland, Florida. The weapon of destruction was an…