Start with a proposal that does 80% of the job, whittle it down to 60% to make it cheaper just because, cut that in half to please Republicans who won’t vote for it anyway, throw in some additional complication and means testing to please random “moderate” Democrats, and you’re left with something that is complicated and confusing that you’re unable (or justifiably unwilling) to take credit for. Then spend another 3 months “debating” it just to give time for people all over the spectrum to point out why it’s shit.This is what the supposedly sensible, moderate, grown up politicians do. Then they can blame The Left because twitter user TrotskyChavez420 tweeted, “fuck the pigs.”
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DL Open Thread: Friday, June 18, 2021
We (Almost) Have A Progressive General Assembly! Passage of the $15 minimum wage bill is a BFD. The Senate has become a progressive legislative body run by progressive leaders. There hasn’t been a single piece of progressive legislation that has been deep-sixed there, and a whole lot of progressive initiatives have started there. The combination […]
Song of the Day 6/17: Boz Scaggs, “We Were Always Sweethearts”
This one’s for El Somnambulo, the biggest Boz Scaggs fan I know — and not just of the “Silk Degrees” tunes that remain in classic-rock rotation today. This song led off 1971’s “Moments,” Scaggs’ second solo album after leaving the Steve Miller Band, but it was his first-ever single. You’d think its Latin rhythm and […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Intercept got ahold of a Zoom call between West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and a centrist money-dispensing outfit called No Labels — founded by ex-Sen. Joe Lieberman — in which Manchin reveals his true feelings about filibuster reform, among other things. Most noteworthy to me was Manchin’s begging these donors to help him find […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 17, 2021
$15 MINIMUM WAGE DAY. If we had a Democratic governor, the outcome would not be in question. “Pass this bill, then come on up to my office, and I will sign it right now. Photo ops for EVERYBODY.” Instead, we have arguably the strangest governor we’ve had (which is saying something, considering Carper was governor), […]
Why Do Americans Claim to Love Bipartisanship?
Spineless Democrats cling to bipartisanship the way Cletus and Lurleen cling to guns and religion, and for a simple reason: In every poll, overwhelming majorities, regardless of political affiliation, claim to support bipartisanship. Here’s a recent example. Why do so many people support the concept? For another simple reason: The question is loaded. Notice the […]
Song of the Day 6/16: Steve Miller Band, “Space Cowboy”
Jason330 posted a photo of Jeff Bezos’ mighty Space Dildo the other day, which drove home the fact that we’re now in the age of the space cowboys — not real cowboys, just play-acting rich guys with egos as big as their dreams. Beats Disneyland, I guess. This song dates back to the original Steve […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
A great day–a GREAT day, in the State Senate yesterday. Dave Sokola and the merry band of progressives there–RULE. So many great bills passed yesterday that it’s hard to know what to omit. (OK, I could have done w/o the break on premium cigars, but other than that…) Two excellent gun control bills (HB 125 […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday June 16 2021
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement Thursday in recognition of Juneteenth Independence Day which – astonishingly – did not mention bipartisanship.
Newly elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ed Litton, is a “moderate” because he doesn’t think dark-skinned people are sub-human animals. His election exposed a rift in the SBC, as a solid 49% of Southern Baptist think dark-skinned people are sub-human animals. [They wonder why the denomination has lost more than 2 million members since 2006.]
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, which could start a trend across Latin American countries. “The market will now be focused on adoption through El Salvador and whether other nations follow,” said Richard Galvin of crypto fund Digital Asset Capital Management in a report by Reuters. “This could be a key catalyst for bitcoin over the next two to three years.”
Song of the Day 6/15: Lisa Loeb, “Stay (I MIssed You)”
Using popular hits in TV ads is nothing new, but I’m frequently surprised at the songs that turn up in commercials. This tune, for example, an inescapable hit in 1994, and singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb are now peddling car insurance for Geico. The connection to car insurance is tenuous — Loeb sings the song’s first line […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday June 15th 2021
You have to admire Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell candor. Ooh wait… this isn’t candor. McConnell knows something that Democrats don’t. He knows that there is an election coming up. PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP DEMOCRATS… this is what firing up your base and thinking about turnout looks like. #saveusbipartisanship!
Banking giant JPMorgan has been sitting on about a half-trillion-dollar stockpile of cash – demands more tax breaks. #Measly$500billion
Bally’s now has the ability to get out of Dover Downs at a moment’s notice. #Poof!
Delaware Shakespeare has used the covid time to redefine what it means for a cultural arts organization to be truly community-based. #Readthewholething.
Steve Smynk still brazenly shows his face in public. #GoodOldBoys
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Let’s start with some good news, sorta. SB 15, the minimum wage increase legislation, is on Thursday’s House Agenda. However, it’s a long Agenda, SB 15 is at the bottom of the Agenda, and it’s questionable whether it will be considered on Thursday. Several amendments, all by Rethugs, have been placed with the bill. Pay […]
Hon. Christoper J. Mugwort Coons, Esq. You’ve been Called Out
Whether he knows it or not, Atrios really is the nation’s leading Coonsologist.
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What Does Debbie Harrington’s Move to Leadership Signal for the 9th?
As Alby noted in an open thread, the Delaware Democratic Party leadership is now white-male-free.
New party chair Betsy Maron becomes the first woman to lead the party, and Coby Owens and Debbie Harrington, the first and second vice-chairs, are the first African Americans to hold those positions.
That’s all great, but what does it mean on the ground?
The primary to face Kevin “I’m not one of THOSE Republicans” Hensley is more or less on hold until after the district lines are redrawn. However, it is not too early to see the same perennial losers milling about near the starting line.
Perennial losers sounds mean spirited, but I don’t know what else to call the people who keep winning primaries but losing to the mediocrity that is Hensley.
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