Song Of The Day 1/15: Mahalia Jackson, “Elijah Rock”
Al's in transit, so I'm not sure he's got a song in mind. However, I was blown away by the Delaware State University Choir that opened yesterday's House session, doing…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., January 15, 2025
The Big Story: Speaker Minor-Brown Seems Determined To Restore Collegiality To The House. After well over a decade of iron-fisted rule by Pete Schwartzkopf and Val Longhurst, the newly-installed Speaker…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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Dog Bites Man: Rethugs Capitulate On Hegseth. You were expecting anything different?: The seriousness and breadth of the allegations against him — from sexual assault to excessive drinking to sheer…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Trump Would Have Been Convicted--DOJ Report: If Donald Trump hadn’t won the presidential election in November, the Justice Department would have had ample evidence to convict him at trial of…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Spoiler Alert: The first two paragraphs of this article have been cut-and-pasted from 2023. With, of course, the dates changed to reflect this year's legislative calendar. Today’s Opening Session is…
The Final Legislative Pre-File*
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*Before the new General Assembly is sworn in tomorrow. They consist of bills filed on January 9 and 10. You can find them all here. The highlight, of course, is…
DL Open Thread: Monday, January 13, 2025
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Bannon Vs. Musk. Can we root for two losers?: President-elect Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon is ramping up public attacks on billionaire Elon Musk amid an intensifying…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 12, 2025
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Dog Bites Man: Delaware Rethugs Disgrace Themselves: South Carolina House Republican Nancy Mace spoke at a private Delaware GOP event in Newark Friday following controversy with Congresswoman Sarah McBride. Mace…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 11, 2025
How Michigan 'Moderates' Foiled Progressive Legislative Agenda. Controlled all three branches of government, but watered down agenda for electoral reasons. Then lost: Michigan Democrats led all branches of government for…
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 10, 2025
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Supreme Court (Barely) Refuses To Postpone Trump Sentencing. 5-4: A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the…
RIP: John Daniello
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I think I first met him in my parents' living room circa 1964. I would have been thirteen at the time. He was running for a spot on New Castle…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 9, 2025
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The Horrific SoCal Fires. Trump blame Dems for disaster: “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
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Anybody with a first-hand report on the BHL festivities? Snark permitted, welcome, even. How The Cops Kept Kevin Hensley's Name Out Of The Paper. Both Cris Barrish and Karl Baker…