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Song of the Day 7/31: Prince, “On the Couch”

By Alby July 31, 20241 Comment

JD Vance, the Ted Cruz of the North, did not write in his memoir that he once had sexual congress with a latex glove wedged between his couch cushions. But…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, July 31, 2024

By Alby July 31, 20246 Comments

Everyone knows the story of the emperor's new clothes, but I think they miss the point of it. As Hans Christian Andersen told it, two con-men told the king their…

Song of the Day 7/30: Flavor Flav, “Unga Bunga Bunga”

By Alby July 30, 2024

OK, who saw this one coming? A major financial backer and official hype man for the U.S. women's water polo team is none other than Flavor Flav, who came to…

It Takes A Village…

By El Somnambulo July 30, 202450 Comments

...TO UNCOVER ALL OF THE GRAFT IN BHL'S OPIOID SLUSH FUND. You, my friends, comprise that village. Let's all do this together. First, the raw materials. Here are all of…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 30, 2024

By Alby July 30, 20244 Comments

I've kept up my vaccinations, so I'm immune to Olympic fever, but as a part-time resident of Paris I've been following organizers' quixotic quest to have athletes swim in the…

Song of the Day 7/29: The Police, “Every Breath You Take”

By Alby July 29, 2024

Though 1983 was the year Michael Jackson's "Thriller" put five singles on Billboard's Year-End Top 100 chart, even "Billy Jean" missed the top spot. It finished second to what became…

BREAKING: Matt Meyer Calls For Federal Investigation Into BHL’s Campaign Finances

By El Somnambulo July 29, 202410 Comments

He made the call today at a downtown press conference. I attended. To be honest, there was a relative paucity of detail. Meyer didn't specify what alleged criminal activity he…

DL Open Thread Monday, July 29, 2024

By Alby July 29, 20249 Comments

I was assured several days ago that Republicans would welcome a race against Kamala Harris because they had lots of ways to attack her. So far the attacks have been…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 28, 2024

By El Somnambulo July 28, 202433 Comments

Been watching the political attack ads, interrupted, albeit briefly, by the Olympics. Can we simply recognize the fact that the Delaware Way denizens are just pushing their chips all in…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 27, 2024

By El Somnambulo July 27, 2024

Y'know, Trump makes 'Low Energy Jeb' look downright peppy. As someone pointed out on one of those news shows, optimism almost always wins in an election. Trump looks flat-out miserable. …

BREAKING: Former Democratic State Chair Calls On Party To Rescind Endorsement

By El Somnambulo July 26, 202444 Comments

Not just any former chair. The best Party Chair we ever had: “In light of the recent independent investigative report that found Lt. Governor Hall-Long broke the law and repeatedly…

Song of the Day 7/26: The Who, “Did You Steal My Money”

By Alby July 26, 2024

A musical question Bethany Hall Long's campaign donors should be asking her husband. From "Face Dances," the 1981 album that was the band's first with Kenney Jones in place of…

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 26, 2024

By El Somnambulo July 26, 202442 Comments

BREAKING: Bethany Hall-Long Broke The Law: Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s political campaigns repeatedly violated Delaware law by not disclosing $298,000 in payments to her husband, and by failing to…