DL Open Thread: Friday, March 11, 2022
The Latest On Putin's War. More like Putin's obsession. Looks like the only way it ends is if someone in Russia takes out Putin. If you want your propaganda with…
Delaware Political Weekly: March 4-10, 2022
1. Three-Way D Primary In SD 14--So Far. Including just the kind of character that makes Delaware politics so weirdly fascinating. That third candidate deserves, and will get, his very…
Senator Chris Coons’ Old Prayer Breakfast Buddy Says Ukraine is Bombing Its Own Cites
Maria Butina, who became friends with Senator Chris Coons and other conservative oligarchs at the NRA sponsored National Prayer Breakfast was once part of Russia’s wide-ranging Russian effort to influence…
From a Strategy Perspective – You Really Have to Hand it to Republicans
They've perfected a system for making stuff they don't like both toxic for low info voters and frequently illegal. They take anything that seems like it contains "liberalism" (from abortion, to action on climate change, to teaching the truth that slavery was bad) and make it an "ideology" that children need to be protected from. Next up for this spy-ops treatment...being gay.
LAURA INGRAHAM (HOST): When did our public schools, any schools, become what are essentially grooming centers for gender identity radicals? As a mom, I think it's appalling, it's frightening, it's disgusting, it's despicable. Florida just passed a bill to keep this type of sexual brainwashing out of schools. Democrats, though, claim the bill is bigoted, branding it as the "Don't Say Gay Bill." Well, nice try. The real controversy, though, isn't this bill. It's that schools are peddling gender ideology when our international rankings in math, science, and reading are down across the board.
Song of the Day 3/10: Dua Lipa, “Levitating”/Artikal Sound System, “Live My Life”
A copyright infringement lawsuit was filed last week against Dua Lipa over her hit "Levitating," Billboard's No. 1 song of 2021, by a reggae band called Artikal Sound System. Though…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 10, 2022
No burying the lede here: The House will consider the legalization and regulation of recreational marijuana today. The bill requires 25 yes votes (3/5 majority). If all D's voted yes,…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 10, 2022
The Guardian Provides Excellent Source Of Up-To-Date Ukraine-Russia News. A go-to resource. Cause/Effect: Trump plane (allegedly) makes emergency landing. Trump fund-raises for new plane. Which reminds me: Has anyone outside…
Remember When Senator Chris Coons Worked So Hard to Get All of Those Trump Judges Seated?
Nichols was one of those cases where Coons joined with Republicans and voted "Yea" to move the nomination out of Committee then "Nay" in the full vote when it didn't…
Marijuana Legalization On Thursday’s House Agenda!
Here's the bill. If your state rep is not on the bill as a sponsor, you know what to do. Do it.
Song of the Day 3/9: Sugarloaf, “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You”
As Americans face rising gas prices with their usual calm equanimity, a couple of slapdicks in the Middle East have decided they're going to leverage their oil supply to issue…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 9, 2022
FEATURING: NICOLE & VAL TRY TO PULL ANOTHER FAST ONE! But first, some real good news. The Paid Family & Medical Leave Act passed the Senate yesterday. All D's voted…
DL Open Thread Wednesday March 9th 2022
Some of you may remember when I was asking the hive mind about buying an EV vs and internal combustion automobile. Well I bought the EV and it has been…
What is Senator McBride Waiting For?
I mean other than waiting until after Family Leave crosses the finish line, can anybody give me a good reason why McBride shouldn't run for Governor?
It is International Women's Day - a day set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, after all.