Liberal lawmakers urge Biden to shift Ukraine strategy
A liberal lawmakers once said “defund the police” so I guess this Ukraine shift is Democratic Party orthodoxy now.
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DL Open Thread Wednesday October 26 2022
I’m a poor excuse for political blogger. I didn’t watch the Fetterman/Ox debate. I wonder if the last remaining “undecided” voter on PA finally decided? Trump and Obama both won with a populist massage attacking corrupt DC insiders. It is strange to me that Democrats cede the populist terrain to the GOP. I hope Fetterman […]
Me and Coons in the Bagel Shop
Yesterday, I had a bit of a conversation with Senator Coons about how working with Republicans, seeking “common ground” with the people out to end democracy, is not what the times call for. This is what I said about the encounter in a previous comment. I’ll expand my remarks below. He is unmovable and utterly […]
Song of the Day 10/25: Ernie K-Doe, “Mother In Law”
Talk about being cancelled — when’s the last time you heard a mother-in-law joke? The meddling mother-in-law is a trope as old as comedy, and back when more risqué topics were off-limits it was frequently employed. Mothers-in-law were milked for laughs routinely by comedians and sitcoms, but it wasn’t until 1961 that New Orleans composer […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday October 25 2022
A full readout of my Monday morning impromptu meeting this Sen Coons in a bagel shop may be coming this afternoon. In the meantime, here is some shit that happened.
Justice Thomas temporarily blocks Sen. Graham’s subpoena in 2020 election probe
I’d call us a full on Banana Republic, but that is an insult to Bananas and Republics.
JPMorgan president says a recession may be price to pay to beat inflation, market bottom not in yet
Workers making money is bad for the economy. Duh!
Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister
The UK just hired a billionaire. I wonder how that is going to go?
2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead
The tree of liberty. Blood of patriots and all that.
The General Assembly’s (Not So?) Special Session
It takes place on Wednesday, and was originally planned to help the General Assembly put lipstick on the pig that is the Carney/Dematteis scheme to screw state retirees on their health care benefits. The plan was to consider legislation (drafted, but not yet introduced) to provide some oversight of what Highmark might do, and to […]
Song of the Day 10/24: Calum Scott, “Dancing on My Own,” Tiësto remix
MAGAts can rage against social change, but they’ve already lost the culture wars when a bunch of guys are dancing around, spraying each other with champagne, while singing the gay anthem “Dancing on My Own” — and the scene isn’t a Rehoboth Beach nightclub but a baseball clubhouse. Baseball is a conservative sport, but there […]
DL Open Thread Monday October 24 2022
Poll: Democrats on track to win Delaware elections
Would you like to know how far outside of the mainstream you are? Just check out these poll results which are shockingly positive, and piñata full of good news for our Democratic statewide incumbents.
Boris Johnson pulls out of UK Conservative leadership race
Someone should tell Britain that “pulling out” is the least effective way to protect the country from a Johnson.
Jan. 6 panel will not rule out taking live testimony from Trump, Cheney says
Sen Cheney: Did you illegally conspire to steal the election?
Trump: Yes, and I’m still working on it.
Trump Organization to face criminal tax fraud charges in New York court on Monday
Prosecutors: Did you illegally conspire to defraud the US Treasury?
Trump’s Lawyer: Yes, and we’re still working on it.
Philadelphia is better than Saint Louis, Atlanta, and San Diego. Better than Houston? I guess we’ll see.
Song of the Day 10/23: Herbie Hancock, “Watermelon Man”
Herbie Hancock’s “Head Hunters” LP, released in 1973, might be the best jazz fusion album ever; certainly it’s the funkiest. It was the best-selling jazz album ever, peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard album chart, until George Benson’s “Breezin’” surpassed it three years later. One of the LP’s highlights was a song that had […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 23, 2022
The Whack-Job PAC Behind Those Disgusting Ads. You know, the ones that are playing during the baseball playoffs: Baseball fans in California and Pennsylvania watching the playoffs last Saturday had to sit through commercial breaks that included racist, xenophobic ads filled with misleading and false claims. “You worked hard for what you have,” one of […]
The New York Times is Really Out to Get Biden for Some Reason
My own father continues to think that the New York Times is a “liberal” newspaper. It is maddening. The New York Times continued in its trashing of the economy under President Biden, implying that the 40-year cost of his student loan forgiveness plan will be incurred over a single year. An article reporting on the […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 22, 2022
Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Papers Held US Secrets About China And Iran. You know, the papers that were ‘his’ papers: Some of the classified documents recovered by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and private club included highly sensitive intelligence regarding Iran and China, according to people familiar with the matter. If shared with others, the […]
Latest From The Bunker: ‘Kathy Vs. Kathy’
Here’s the link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/e212-kathy-v-pt-73549523?utm_medium=post_notification_email&utm_source=post_link&utm_campaign=patron_engagement My take?: Even though KMG skated on a lot of the dirty dealings she was involved in, she nevertheless is no longer State Auditor. And she has a criminal record. I call that a win for the AG and a win for Delawareans regardless of Steve Wood’s incessant logorrhea. Will either […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 21, 2022
Democrats Poised To Lose To MAGAts in SOS Positions. Outspending their election denier foes 57-1. Still losing: Such is the plight of many Democratic candidates for secretary of state, an office that has long lived in political obscurity and rarely inspired great passions among voters. But in 2022, after secretaries of state helped thwart Donald […]
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