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Anybody watch that Trump shit on CNN?

By jason330 May 10, 202310 Comments

I made it through about 5 minutes.

Song of the Day 5/10: Bill Withers, “Lovely Day”

By Alby May 10, 2023

Been waiting for months for a day like this, and I don't mean just the weather. This 1977 smooth soul classic was Bill Withers' last Top 40 solo single. Though…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 10, 2023

By El Somnambulo May 10, 202315 Comments

It's official: Eric Buckson is the wannabe leader of the Rethuglican Party. Either that, or he just can't get enough of his own stentorian stylings. Or both. It's like he's…

DL Open Thread Wednesday May 10 2023

By jason330 May 10, 202316 Comments

The DEGOP tries to cover its tracks by deleting its School Board endorsements page. https://delawaregop.com/school-board-candidates/ I should have taken a screenshot of that page when I first saw it. Anyway,…

School Board Election Results Thread

By jason330 May 9, 202324 Comments

Re Jose Matthews, but true all over. Steve Newton "comfortable enough margin" true ... for today ... but I can still remember the days when Jose's vote total exceeded the…

BREAKING: Jury In Trump/E. Jean Carroll Case Returns Verdict Of…

By El Somnambulo May 9, 20239 Comments

No On Rape (Intercourse). Yes On Sexual Assault. $2 Mill Damages For That. More to come, but the jury has awarded Carroll around $5 mill due to various findings of…

The Democratic Party is an absurd anachronism, run by absurd, doddering anachronisms

By jason330 May 9, 20232 Comments

VIA LGM It is sometimes said in defense of Dick Durbin’s maintenance of the blue slip rule that Republicans did not (completely) kill the rule when they were in charge…

Song of the Day 5/9: Fine Young Cannibals, “Don’t Look Back”

By Alby May 9, 2023

Fine Young Cannibals burned brightly but briefly. Their year was 1989, when their second album, "The Raw & the Cooked," went double platinum and spawned two No. 1 singles. Their…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

By El Somnambulo May 9, 2023

Looks like another 'low-hanging fruit' day in Dover. Meaning, little of consequence with virtually no conflict. Although--every week brings us closer to the end of Speaker Pete's reign, assuming he…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, May 9, 2023

By Alby May 9, 20237 Comments

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.…

R. I. P. Dave Brady

By El Somnambulo May 8, 20236 Comments

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…

DL Open Thread Monday, May 8, 2023

By Alby May 8, 20234 Comments

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…

I’m sure the sober centrists think “both sides” are at fault

By jason330 May 8, 20232 Comments

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.