Former President Donald Trump formally endorsed Alaska Republican Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka Friday, saying in a statement that GOP incumbent Lisa Murkowski “has got to go!”
Trump said earlier this year that he would not endorse Murkowski in next year’s election, even vowing to travel to The Last Frontier to campaign against the woman he called a “disloyal and very bad Senator.”
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DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 19, 2021
Why Are Catholic Bishops Going After Biden? Yet another lurch towards irrelevance. I’m sure this will lead to packed pews on Sundays. ‘Many Bad People In The Mask Industry’. The spectacular failure of Mike Lindell’s entry into the mask business: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s charity and business combo venture to make and sell COVID-19 masks […]
Trump backs Murkowski challenger, says GOP incumbent has ‘got to go’
Murkowski is a key member of Coons’ Super Secret Bi-Partisan Caucus which I’m sure is going to spring into action and save America with glorious BiPartisanship any minute now.
Song of the Day 6/18: Bowling for Soup feat. Hanson, “Where’s the Love”
How’s this for postmodernism in practice: A punk-pop band popular in the ’00s covers a hit by a ’90s boy band, gets them to sing back-up on the single, then sets the whole thing to a video featuring animation in the ’70s style of “Scooby Doo.” Bowling for Soup’s sense of humor always distinguished them […]
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
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