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Song of the Day 7/3: Neil Sedaka, “Breakin’ Up Is Hard to Do”

By Alby July 3, 20242 Comments

A song for Joe Biden, sung by a guy who's even older than he is. Sedaka was an established star as both a performer and songwriter with several Top 10…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, July 3, 2024

By Alby July 3, 202415 Comments

Democrats, faced with adversity, are doing what they do best: Panicking and looking weak. A group of about two dozen House Democrats are planning to call on Biden to drop…

Memo To BHL: Opioids Hazardous To Your Political Health

By El Somnambulo July 3, 202438 Comments

Karl Baker captures Bethany Hall Long's utter incompetence in screwing up one of the only things she's responsible for. Featuring unusually harsh language from the Attorney General. State Auditor is…

Song of the Day 7/2: The Human League, “Don’t You Want Me”

By Alby July 2, 20242 Comments

They can play this one at the Democratic National Convention, no matter who the nominee turns out to be. I like to bust on record executives who don't recognize a…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 2, 2024

By Alby July 2, 202424 Comments

All you people who were freaking out over Joe Biden's stumblebum debate performance now have something bigger to freak out about, as the nation's corrupt Supreme Court just made Richard…

Song of the Day 7/1: Tom Lehrer, “I Wanna Go Back to Dixie”

By Alby July 1, 2024

First Kinky Friedman, then Martin Mull. It could be one of Friedman's mysteries, about someone bumping off the musical satirists of the '70s. In that scenario we should maybe worry…

DL Open Thread Monday, July 1, 2024

By Alby July 1, 202420 Comments

Joe Biden's terrible debate performance set off several days of Democratic soul searching, but sadly, the search has been fruitless. They still haven't found one. Frankly, the widespread panic embodies…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June 2024

By El Somnambulo July 1, 20243 Comments

Best month o' tunes so far this year. By far. I also think I'm gonna nail Nathan Arizona's fave this time! Let's get ready to get down: Alisa Amador: I…

Song of the Day 6/30: Martin Mull, “Ukelele Blues”

By Alby June 30, 2024

Martin Mull, who died last week at age 80, is mostly remembered for his long career as a comic actor, which began in 1976 when producer Norman Lear tapped him…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Sunday, June 30, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 30, 202410 Comments

The Big Story: Police Athletic League Of Delaware: $200,000 Jobs For Delaware Graduates: $1,395,197 (!!) That's the funding that these two agencies will receive through the Grants-In-Aid bill. Two agencies…

Pride Goeth Before The Gavel Falls

By El Somnambulo June 30, 20246 Comments

Guest Post By The MoMo: Happy Pride Month from the Delaware General Assembly! Horrified onlookers will see the sarcasm in that title, as the General Assembly has a long way…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 30, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 30, 20243 Comments

An Open Convention? I'm not always in tune with what Ezra Klein proposes, but this at least deserves consideration: In “The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of…

DL Open Thread: Sat., June 29, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 29, 20246 Comments

Josh Marshall: Only Alternative To Biden Is Harris. Makes sense to me: The one thing that seems clear to me is that there’s only one Plan B and that’s Kamala…