Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s top election official, faced an onslaught of threats after the 2020 presidential election for refusing to overturn results that showed Joe Biden had won the state. In those hectic weeks, she says she also received an especially disturbing piece of information: President Donald Trump suggested in a White House meeting that she should be arrested for treason and executed.
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 20, 2022
COVID Ain't Over, Y'All. I think everybody should be a little more cautious. Two of my friends have caught it in the last week or so--one here, one on the…
THE PARTY OF LIFE: STARVING BABIES ARE GOOD IF IT’S POLITICALLY DAMAGING FOR JOE BIDEN
I suppose the one good thing you can say about Republicans is that they are utterly transparent. There is no pretense or shiftiness. At this point, you'd have to be a Chris Coons to not see the "1+1=2" political calculus at the heart of the "Let's allow babies to starve to hurt Joe Biden" strategy.
It’s a populist working class party now: House GOP leaders were among the 192 Republicans who voted against providing $28 million in aid to the Food and Drug Administration to address the shortage of baby formula — within days of criticizing President Biden for not doing enough on the issue. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Whip Steve Scalise (La.) and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) voted late Wednesday against the measure to provide new FDA funding, which the House approved on a largely party-line vote of 231 to 192. Twelve Republicans broke ranks and joined with Democrats in backing the money. Barney Frank’s dictum that for Republicans life begins at conception and ends at birth is one of the most enduring truths ever spoken.
Delaware Political Weekly: May 13-19, 2022
1. Catch-22 Question: If You File For Office As An R And You're Sane, Does That Make You By Definition INsane? No, not a mere speculative question. One Greg Coverdale…
Activist Judges
Remember that time Chris Coons busted his ass to help get a record number of federal judges appointed by Trump? Remember how he got really pissy when some bad liberals said that was not a smart or good thing to do? Good times.
We need red flag laws enforced to Separate Spiegelman from his many guns
Just watch this shit.
The guy is unhinged, and probably less that one Tucker Carlson monologue away from mowing down the committee.
Stephanie Bolden And Lumpy Carson Kill Renters’ Right To Counsel Bill
We need to add Pistol/Speaker Pete to that list, who unnecessarily assigned the bill to yet another committee after it had finally cleared the Housing Committee. Here's the story: The…
One Of Our Readers Makes A Great Case For Vetoing HB 355
To me, his logic, and grasp of Delaware Constitutional Law, is unassailable: I write to you about House Bill No, 355 that will soon be on yourdesk for approval. HB…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 19, 2022
One look at the House and Senate Agendas today, and you know what's happening. With a two-week break coming up, both chambers are trying to get bills over to the…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 19, 2022
Georgia County Booms, Dispelling 'Great Replacement' Theory. A century after whites drove prospering Black farmers out of the county, and kept them out: CUMMING, Ga. — In October 1912, after…
Biden’s Passive Voice Chickenshit Malarkey
Biden still refuses to call out the racist white supremacists currently running the Republican Party by name. Why? Some vain hope that "the good Republicans" will reassert themselves? Fear of…
Song of the Day 5/18: Eric Clapton, “Change the World”
Eric Clapton, who's been in the news several times during the pandemic for his anti-vax and anti-quarantine views, has had to cancel some concerts because, inevitably, he's caught Covid. What's…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 18, 2022
Shouldn't have been so naive as to believe that the lemmings would stand up to Longhurst. Last comment on the corruption at Ft. DuPont--until/unless someone gets in trouble. Not holding…