April 18, 2017 Open Thread
DuPont Pays Lawyers Instead of Its Victims Prison Guards Call Out Sick: Doesn't Carney have a Task Force working on this, or something? British PM Calls for Surprise Early Election:…
Yes, The Clinton Campaign Was Every Bit As Bad As You Thought It Was. Actually, Even WORSE
What a recipe for political success. Decide from the very beginning of your campaign that you will make no appeal to white voters. Then stick to your plan. That was…
What Would YOU Tell Gov. Carney at His Marijuana Symposium?
It looks at least possible that the Governor is willing to consider marijuana legalization. Cynics might say that that's b/c it's just one more issue he hasn't thought about. Even…
Easter Sunday Open Thread
DELDOT Suing DuPont, others, for bridge repair costs. Can't ANYBODY at DNREC collect a fine from a serial polluter? Trump Fox Guarding Henhouse Part I Trump Fox Guarding Henhouse Part…
I Dunno About Wilmo’s New Police Chief
Bob Tracy's got a lot to prove. Possibly more than any large city in the country, Chicago's police force has been singled out for excessive force, institutional racism, and corruption. …
Mark Murphy Blames Teachers’ Union For His Failure to Totally Destroy Public Education in Delaware
Whoa. We all had a pretty good idea that Markell's 'torch' wanted to burn public education in Delaware to the ground. Here, in this New York Magazine blog, Delaware's former…
Anti-Gay Zealot Resurfaces in Trump Administration
Pro Publica (you really should contribute since it's journalism that makes a difference), posted this story about an anti-gay obsessive from the Bush years who shipped suspected gays out from…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 6, 2017
First, let me just say that what Colin Bonini and Dave Lawson did yesterday is perhaps the most disgusting display of bigotry I've ever seen in Dover. Which, believe me,…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: April 5, 2017
OK, kids, lube up those finger joints and start making some calls. Here's the deal. HB 109 (Kowalko), which lowers the current tax rate by .05% for each bracket.and creates…
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., April 4, 2017
The vast suckitude of Gov. Carney's budget proposal becomes more obvious every day. Slash direct education spending to the schools? Shared sacrifice? There is nothing 'Democratic' about this budget. It…
It’s Call Chris Coons Week
Delaware's Senator Chris Coons could well hold the key to the success or failure of the filibuster against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. He could determine whether the nominee of…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 30, 2017
Time stands still this afternoon at 2:30 as John Carney applies his monotone to his monochromatic budget address in the Senate Chamber. It must be said again: Carney's lack of…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 28, 2017
So, it turns out that the killing of the death penalty was not final. When the Delaware Supreme Court held that the statute was unconstitutional, it was like waving a…