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DL Open Thread Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Delaware holds school board elections today. The News Journal ran a useful voters’ guide, but I don’t know if it’s behind the paywall. Meanwhile, RISE Delaware, the group fighting Gov. Carney’s proposed downgrade to state retirees’ health care, has scheduled a rally at Legislative Hall from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The never-ending legal problems of […]
R. I. P. Dave Brady
David D. Brady was one of the most well-adjusted people to ever serve in the Delaware General Assembly. Down-to-earth, never full of himself, committed to serving his constituents. He ably served his Claymont constituents for twenty years until a blatant gerrymander cost him his seat in 2002. His priority was always constituent service, and he […]
DL Open Thread Monday, May 8, 2023
The Texas gunman who killed eight people before being gunned down himself was a 33-year-old neo-Nazi-curious ex-security guard who lived with his parents. His name was Mauricio Garcia, which makes think we’re doing a lousy job teaching schoolchildren the Holocaust if this many non-Aryans self-identify with the Nazis. Seriously. Every time I see a photo […]
I’m sure the sober centrists think “both sides” are at fault
Conservatives on Guns: In a country of 330 million people bad people are going to be prone to violence and get murder-y from time to time. So we, “the good ones” need more guns.
Liberals on Guns: in a country of 330 million people someone is going to be prone to violence and the tools of mass murder are easily available. So maybe we should make it a little less easy to get guns.
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 7, 2023
‘Thoughts And Prayers’ For Texas Gun Victims. This. Is. Intolerable: A gunman opened fire on an outlet mall in a Dallas suburb on Saturday afternoon, killing at least eight people — including children — and injuring at least seven others before he was fatally shot by a police officer, authorities said. Children were among the […]
Moving Forward with Kamala
I asked CHatGPT to translate this week’s economic news into a one act play, but include a role for Trump. This is what it came up with.
Title: Moving Forward with Kamala
Characters:
Joe, the President of the United States
Kamala, the Vice President of the United States
Tom, the Secretary of Labor
Janet, the Secretary of the Treasury
Emily, a journalist
Donald Trump, former President
Act I
Scene 1:
Joe and Kamala are sitting in the Oval Office discussing the latest job numbers.
Joe: (smiling) Today’s job numbers came in higher than expected, with the U.S. adding 253,000 nonfarm jobs in April.
Kamala: (excitedly) That’s great news, Joe! Unemployment fell yet again, to 3.4%, matching a rate not seen since 1969. Black unemployment is at an all-time low of 4.7%.
Joe: (nodding) For Hispanics it’s 4.4%, and …
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 6, 2023
I’m tossing in my nickname for Eric Buckson, along with his (not-so politically correct) theme song: You’re welcome. Good luck getting that song out of your heads. Drip, Drip, Drip. Phony Georgia Electors Granted Immunity: Prosecutors for Georgia’s Fulton County have granted immunity to at least eight people under investigation for conspiring to overturn Georgia’s […]
Song of the Day 5/6: Go West, “The King of Wishful Thinking”
You have to feel a bit sorry for Charles III. Not only does he have to start a new job at age 74, he has to listen to an endless debate about whether the job should continue to exist. My guess is yes: the royal family reportedly generates the equivalent of nearly $2 billion annually […]
Song of the Day 5/5: Rage Against the Machine, “Guerrilla Radio”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released its list of honorees for 2023 the other day and, as usual, the headliners don’t scream rock and roll. Nobody begrudges Willie Nelson any honor that comes his way, but he just turned 90 and he’s been a country music legend longer than most modern hitmakers have […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 5, 2023
If you read only one Open Thread today, make it this one! Because the tides are turning (in one case, literally), and it’s beginning to feel like Watergate Summer. As in drip, drip, drip. Starting with the rusty orange drip: A New ‘Deep Throat’ Threatens Trump On Hiding Of Classified Documents: Federal prosecutors investigating former […]
Hope fades that Buckson will be normal as he jokes about Kenco/Suxco Secession
Buckson claims his remarks were intended to be funny, but like nearly all conservative “humor”, it is lacking most of the elements that make things funny such as wit, cleverness, surprise, etc. Greg Layton If you haven’t seen the video Calvin Sparks posted yesterday of state Senator Eric Buckson advocating southern Delaware secede from northern […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 4, 2023
Two disappointing, but not entirely unexpected, committee results headline today’s wrap-up. HB 104 (Bush), which yet again expands the ability of developers to avoid most oversight, cleared the Senate Housing & Land Use Committee. When the Chamber and the Building Trades join forces, there’s not much you can do. HB 96 (Morrison), which would enable […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 4, 2023
The Family That Rules Montana. As in, the man who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee; his daughter, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee; and his son, who is the Speaker of the House. They are Christian conservatives with decidedly un-Christian views: During a legislative hearing in 2011 that was a prelude to Montana’s debates on abortion, State […]
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