‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June, 2015

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June, 2015

Following perhaps the most embarrassing June performance by a General Assembly that I can recall, at least we have some great tunes to help us turn the page. 9-0? That's the official score when a baseball team forfeits. Which is pretty much what the GA did. Fortunately, the artists didn't. Not even close. Best music month of the year so far...
Thursday Open Thread [7.2.15]

Thursday Open Thread [7.2.15]

“For Democrats, Donald Trump amounts to a kind of divine intervention. With the Republican Party on an urgent mission to woo Latino voters, one of its leading presidential candidates has been enmeshed for two weeks in a nasty feud over his inflammatory comments about Mexican immigrants,” the Washington Post reports.
“The comments — and many more since — have prompted an uproar among Latino groups and acrimonious breakups between Trump and various corporate partners. His outlandish rhetoric and skill at occupying the national spotlight are also proving to be dangerously toxic for the GOP brand, which remains in the rehabilitation stage after losing the 2012 presidential race.”
The New York Times says that the "Democrats relish the situation.” I am always a more "be careful what you wish for person." I remember when everyone wanted that idiot Bush junior to run because he could be easily beatable. But then again, there is always the Christine O'Donnell Factor: sometimes you are just so fucking crazy that no one will vote for you. Meanwhile, in our polling results, Hillary Clinton absolutely destroys all Republicans in a new poll. We are talking 45 state landslide take back the House and Senate margins.
DL GOP Fantasy Pool Update – Christie promises to do to America what he did to New Jersey

DL GOP Fantasy Pool Update – Christie promises to do to America what he did to New Jersey

Christie informs GOP primary voters that HE ALONE can tell the hard truths, ruffle feathers, and make the beltway Pharisees gnash their teeth with dread by speaking bluntly about how poor people have too much money and rich people, not enough. He is ready to lay some straight talk on the people and if they don't like his version of straight talk - they are probably residents of New Jersey who are so familiar with the real world impact of all of Christie's daring candor. Anyway, if you are a glutton for punishment (at or about the same level that Christie is a glutton for donuts) watch this nausea inducing video:
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 30, 2015

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 30, 2015

"HOSTAGE-TAKERS WIN. YOU LOSE."
That will likely be the headline from the last day of session barring something unexpected. Especially with the Rethugs seemingly determined to abdicate any responsibility to be, um, responsible. For purely id(iot)eological reasons, the R's have tied any willingness to cooperate to screwing workers through their obsessive need to push for 'right to work for less'.  They have also abandoned any pretense of thinking for themselves, leaving all talking points to their ALEC overlords. Check out their refusal to stop the escalating infrastructure crisis from getting any funding. Check out the result.  Greg Lavelle perhaps cemented (the use of 'cemented' is deliberate) his position as the Worst Legislator in the General Assembly by his phony demands for 'reform' which, for anyone paying attention, simply is a transfer of  administrative costs from the Transportation Trust Fund to the operating budget w/o providing a mechanism to pay for it: