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Gerald Brady Writes His Ticket Out Of Dover
Matt Bittle’s Twitter is alive and well. Better than ever in fact, now that he no longer is encumbered of any OTOH crap that you do if you’re reporting on Leg Hall. You need to be reading it. That’s where I got the link to this story. Career nonentity Gerald Brady has finally signed his […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Good morning!
Insurrectionist Gets a White Person’s Sentence (8 measly months for trying to overthrow the government). Remember Crystal Mason? She was the person of color sentenced to five years in prison for a mistaken vote that was not counted. If you don’t think America is racist as fuck, you’ve got your head up your ass. (Related – Senator Coons suggests, “Maybe some bipartisanship can fix American racism?”)
According to a former Republican National Committee senior official, twice-impeached president Donald Trump will run again in 2024. I think we all know what this means – Chris Coons will call for (wail for? moan for? plead for?) more bipartisanship. It is a proven fact, bi-partisanship, and only bi-partisanship can fix it.
#Vanlife was a covid-era style of genteel homelessness dressed up to look like freewheeling adventure. Turns out life in a 30-40sq foot metal box (even one on wheels) isn’t as glamorous as it has been made to look and vanlifers are parting ways with their vans with de-covidivication. Reached for comment, Senator Chris Coons stated emphatically that #vanlife is is a pressing issue that can be resolved only through bi-partisanship.
Yesterday:
Coons: Bipartisanship will prevail on Infrastructure Deal
GOP: Bipartisan infrastructure deal has no chance
BUT FIRST….Ernesto Lopez and his now open-ass seat are still all the buzz. You can read all about it here at BlueDelaware :So Long Ernie Lope, or read the original by Delaware’s foremost leg hall watcher, El Som, here: Ernie Lopez Merely Bowed to the inevitable
Hmmm…Original or inferior copy? Not a tough choice from my perspective, while Senator Chris Coons recommends a bipartisan approach to deciding.
Song of the Day 7/19: Bill Withers, “Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?”
I hadn’t heard this one in ages until Meshell Ndegeocello’s cover, which I’d never heard at all, popped up WXPN the other day. The funk comes from musicians who had been the core of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, particularly bassist Melvin Dunlap and guitarist Benorce Blackmon. The LP also launched the long studio […]
Ernie Lopez Merely Bowed To The Inevitable
His district was, and is, going Blue in ’22. To steal a line from Baseball Prospectus, my fantasy baseball Bible: “Warning: Gory mathematical details ahead!” Even if Senate District 6 retained the exact same boundaries it has now (which it won’t), the trend was not Kathy’s Favorite Volunteer With Privileges’ Friend. Here are the registration […]
DL Open Thread Monday, July 19, 2021
I wasn’t paying much attention to news this weekend. Anything interesting happen? Let’s see…
As my sage colleague observed, the Earth continues to try and rid itself of the human infestation.
President Joe Manchin said maybe we can have infrastructure, but President Lindsey Graham said, not so fast.
Of the Republicans vying to take on the weak, ineffective Joe Biden. Pence isn’t looking so good.
477 days Until Mid-terms November 8, 2022
DL Open Thread Sunday, July 18, 2021
We laugh and shake our heads at conservatives who believe American cities are being burned down by Antifa and BLM protesters, but we’re guilty of the same thing when it comes to media reports about the popularity of American fascism. Two stories illustrate this. First, a couple of has-beens, Donald Trump and Bill O’Reilly, have […]
Witzke Takes the DEGOP into Full Ku Klux Klan Territory
The de facto leader of the Delaware DEGOP, Lauren Witzke, has gone full blown KKK. The white nationalist and typical Delaware Republican has crossed over from being a crank to being a dangerous race-baiting nut. Just read this shit:
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 17, 2021
Partisan Judge Declares DACA Unlawful. That’s not just my characterization: There are, unfortunately, many appointed and elected officials across the U.S. who have made a career out of enacting anti-immigrant policy. But as far as activist federal judges go, perhaps none stand out like Judge Andrew Hanen of the United States District Court for the […]
Lopez was/is a coward
It is going to be disgusting to hear people put laurels on Ernie’s cowardly noggin. Once regarded as a “different” Republican, he spent the Trump years in hiding.
Also – I’m sure there is a sordid side to his quitting. But I’m too disgusted by his public behavior to care much about his private shit.
Song of the Day 7/16: General Johnson and Joey Ramone, “Rockaway Beach”
Carolina beach music was invented for this time of year but, despite the title, “Rockaway Beach” is not beach music. At least, it wasn’t before General Johnson enlisted Joey Ramone to join him in a beach-music reworking of the punk classic for a mid-’90s compilation album. General Johnson is known to most music fans as […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 16, 2021
Stoopid Baseball Player Trix. Phillies. Red Sox-Yanks. Awww, are they a-sceered of the vaccine, or are they just vax-deniers? Doesn’t matter. The Big Lie, Part Duh, has taken hold: What began as “vaccine hesitancy” has morphed into outright vaccine hostility, as conservatives increasingly attack the White House’s coronavirus message, mischaracterize its vaccination campaign and, more […]
Did the Dems get rid of the filibuster last night?
What? No? Oh well. Everything else is just talky-talk.
Song of the Day 7/15: Old 97s, “Bird in a Cage”
In the ’90s the Old 97s were one of the top acts in what was then known as alt-country (now Americana). Saleswise their career peaked in 2001 with their third and final major-label release, “Satellite Rides,” a disc full of Rhett Miller’s catchiest country-rock. This tune was one of my favorites, and apparently it’s one […]
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