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I’ve been wondering about this.
If this deal happens it could empower Democrats too Surely someone else has thought of this: After a humiliating three-day stretch of 11 consecutive defeats in an election that is now the most protracted such contest since 1859, Mr. McCarthy dispatched his emissaries to hammer out a deal with the ultraconservative rebels, including agreeing to […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Everybody Knew About Santos’ Lies–Except The Democrats: In late 2021, as he prepared to make a second run for a suburban New York City House seat, George Santos gave permission for his campaign to commission a routine background study on him. Campaigns frequently rely on this kind of research, known as vulnerability studies, to identify […]
Briggs King Introduces a bill that doesn’t involve fucking over poor/brown people
This “right to repair” bill is out of character in that it doesn’t try to cut taxes for the obscenely wealthy or indulge in some sort of MAGAt grandstanding. A bill that would limit manufacturer control over repairing phones and other electronics was introduced Jan. 5 and awaits action in committee. Sponsored by Rep. Ruth […]
DeSantis Invokes Governor’s Executive Privilege (which doesn’t exist)
Practicing for his presidency. DeSantis administration wants to keep some things private D.C. ways— Should Florida’s governor have some of the same powers as the president of the United States? Well, attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis keep arguing that he should and it appears they are hoping that a judge will eventually go along with […]
Song of the Day 1/13: Laura Nyro, “Hands Off the Man (The Flim-Flam Man)”
It’s hard to choose any one Republicon to dedicate this song to — they’re all flim-flam artists to one extent or another, and always have been. Laura Nyro apparently wrote this for the 1967 film “The Flim-Flam Man,” with George C. Scott in the title role. It wasn’t used in the movie, but it showed […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 13, 2023
The New ‘McCarthy Committee’. This new MAGAT playground has the potential to be every bit as destructive as the House Un-American Activities Committee and the anti-Communist witch hunt by Sen. Joseph McCarthy: Both the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s and investigations by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1930s and 1940s have come to […]
Garland Appoints Rudy Giuliani & Ginni Thomas to Hound Joe Biden to the Gates of Hell! Huzzah for bipartisanship!
We are so much more fair and even-handed than you mother fuckers! Even if it means helping you burn down the Republic. Don’t think we won’t fucking do it to prove how bipartisan we are. And I’m sure this will win over Tucker Carlson and prove to him once and for all that the DOJ […]
Song of the Day 1/12: Jeff Beck, “People Get Ready”
The Yardbirds spawned three of rock’s most revered guitarists — Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. The first two have higher profiles, but a lot of people would tell you Beck, who died Tuesday at age 78, was the best of the three. He certainly was the most versatile, exploring musical styles beyond pop […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 12, 2023
Could We See Vince McMahon Strutting Down King Street? There’s always a Delaware Connection, and we should be thankful for that. Vince McMahon, who had resigned from the WWE Board, and as CEO, last summer, following multiple confirmed incidents of sexual abuse and multiple payouts, forced his way back into power. Because he owns over […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 12, 2023
It’s official: Gov. Carney’s State Of The State Address will take place on Tuesday, January 17. Or on Thursday, January 19. (Hey, maybe even on Wednesday, January 18.) It will not, however, quoting from SCR 1, take place “on Tuesday, January 19, 2023”. Because the date doesn’t exist. However, SCR 1 unanimously passed the Senate […]
Minor League Sports Update: Blue Rocks Lease Extended to 2030 / Delaware Thunder Hockey Bring 20 Game Losing Streak to Friday’s Match w/ Elmira
Has anyone been to a Blue Rocks game lately? Our minor league baseball team has been off my radar screen since the kids went off to college. How’s the experience? Anyway, it looks like they plan on sticking around for a while. WILMINGTON – Two years after worries that Delaware might lose its longtime Minor […]
Senator Chris Coons will be able to find middle ground with the GOPers who want to blow up the world economy and burn down the Republic
Burn down half of the Republic? Explode just western hemisphere’s economy? Don’t worry. He is a ver smart Yale educated theologian who can order his servants around in flawless Swahili. Chaos Agents I don’t think the Tea Party era nutters had all that much of an evil plan, but you could basically identify them with […]
Song of the Day 1/11: Thompson Twins, “Lies”
This slice of ’80s electro-Brit cheese is exactly what Rep. George Santos (R-Who Knows?) deserves. The Republican Party in Nassau County, where Santos got elected, called a news conference to demand his resignation. He said he would not. Since damn near everything else the guy has said is a lie it’s hard to believe him, […]
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