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DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 28, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 28, 202318 Comments

Lest You Thought That Dean Phillips Was A Legit Democratic Challenger To Biden...: Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips received financial support in his run for Congress from Harlan Crow – the same…

Song of the Day 10/27: The Jackson 5, “I Want You Back”

By Alby October 27, 20234 Comments

So I was at a wedding a couple of weekends ago and – old fogey alert! – when the music started it was like a rave had broken out. The…

Delaware Political Weekly: Oct. 20-26, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 27, 20234 Comments

1. Yo, John, About That Fundraiser... You will recall this chain of events: On Sept. 12, BHL officially announces her candidacy. On Sept. 13, John Carney endorses her. On Sept.…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 27, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 27, 20239 Comments

Justice Thomas' $267 K Motor Home. Not a single dollar of principal was ever repaid to the wealthy lender: The US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas failed to repay much…

BREAKING: BHL Gives Her Own Campaign A Clean Bill Of Health

By El Somnambulo October 26, 202318 Comments

I call bullshit. Here's the article: An internal audit of Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s campaign finances found the gubernatorial candidate and her husband did not accurately report campaign-related expenses when…

Song of the Day 10/26: The Rolling Stones, “Start Me Up”

By Alby October 26, 20233 Comments

I don't want to make a big thing of it, but Joe Biden is the same age as Keith Richards, and nobody is telling the venerable guitarist to hang it…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 26, 2023

By El Somnambulo October 26, 202319 Comments

They Still Haven't Found The Mass Shooter? No mask. Apparently no body armor. Figured when I went to sleep that he wasn't long for this world. Figured wrong. Reportedly a…

Song of the Day 10/25: The B-52s, “Dry County”

By Alby October 25, 20234 Comments

For Andrew C, by request. The B-52s were scheduled to play a White House state dinner tonight but had their performance called off at the last minute. Jill Biden was…

Bethany Beached: Day 37!

By El Somnambulo October 25, 202311 Comments

Kids, today we take a deep dive into Delaware Way cronyism. Dating back to 2017, featuring BHL and one of her political allies. The reward? Another job for which the…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023

By Alby October 25, 202319 Comments

Another day, another failed attempt to elect a Speaker of the House. Contestant No. 3 lasted just four hours, not even long enough to be doxxed by MAGA World, so…

Song of the Day 10/24: Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers, “I’m Not Your Man”

By Alby October 24, 20231 Comment

Theme song for the endless search for a Speaker of the House. Tommy Conwell ruled the bar band circuit in Philadelphia and Delaware for a little while back in the…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

By Alby October 24, 202314 Comments

Handicapping the Speaker Stakes? Now there are only eight entrants as Rep. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania has scratched himself from the race. Meuser, who represents a big slice of the…

Bethany Beached: Day 36!

By El Somnambulo October 24, 202312 Comments

BREAKING BHL NEWS: There is none. I looked. I scoured. But not my kitchen. We'll fill the gap with bon mots from the bethanyforde site. Her last two--tweets? I was excited…