LMAO! Coons, you scamp!

By jason330 July 27, 20213 Comments

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a close ally of President Biden, said Friday he would support a bipartisan infrastructure package even if negotiators drop a proposal to significantly increase funding for…

DL Open Thread, Tuesday July 27th 2021

By jason330 July 27, 202113 Comments

We've been entirely too soft on Vaccine resisters

CNN)Justice Department lawyers have determined that federal law doesn't prohibit public agencies and private businesses from requiring Covid-19 vaccines -- even if the vaccines have only emergency use authorization, according to an opinion posted online Monday.

The opinion from the department's Office of Legal Counsel paves the way for more federal agencies and businesses to require vaccinations.

Just when it seemed like some sanity was creeping in...

Sean Hannity assures audience he’s “not urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine”

Sean Hannity issues stern rebuke to those calling him “pro-vaccine”: “Why are they saying something I didn’t say?”

Some things are beyond snark. Donald Trump Jr Most Popular Among Republicans

Pete ‘N Val Lied To Protect Brady’s Hide

By El Somnambulo July 26, 202180 Comments

From the Delaware State News, which just might have a worthy successor to Matt Bittle: House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach; Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear; and Majority Whip Larry…

Song of the Day 7/26: Iggy Pop, “China Girl”

By Alby July 26, 2021

For Gerald Brady. Yeah, you know the hit version (No. 10 US, No. 2 UK) that Nile Rodgers produced for David Bowie, but it was first recorded six years earlier…

Brady Announces He Won’t Run Again…

By El Somnambulo July 26, 202118 Comments

...according to Matt Bittle, whose Twitter feed is alive and better than ever, and according to sharp-eyed DL commenter Harold. Here is what Brady wrote on his Facebook page: However,…

DL Open Thread Monday July 26th, 2021 – Happy Monday!

By jason330 July 26, 202111 Comments

Gerald Brady Resigns!

...is a headline I thought I'd be writing this morning. Oh well. Soon. In the meantime, click through to read about Trump's incoherent, ill-informed ramblings, and how all asshole pubic figures should be accosted loudly and frequently. Especially public figures named Tucker Carlson.

Song of the Day 7/25: The Weakerthans, “Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call”

By Alby July 25, 20211 Comment

When people complained about Bob Dylan being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature because "lyrics aren't literature," they betrayed their ignorance about literature. Some of the earliest writings in the…

DL Open Thread Sunday, July 25, 2021

By Alby July 25, 20217 Comments

Is anyone under the impression that the Democratic Party has moved to the left? If so, please take a look at the vote to increase Pentagon spending by $25 billion,…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 24, 2021

By El Somnambulo July 24, 20214 Comments

The Unvaccinated Are The New Villains. As well they should be: The acrimony is only likely to intensify in coming months as vaccine mandates take effect at hundreds of colleges…

Song of the Day 7/23: John Mayer, “Last Train Home”

By Alby July 23, 2021

The last thing I expected this summer was brand-new yacht rock, yet here it is. Someone played this for me and dared me to guess who it was, and all…

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 23, 2021

By El Somnambulo July 23, 202117 Comments

Gerald Brady Goes National. Congrats to Speaker Pete, Our PAL Val, and Delaware Democratic Chair Betsy Maron for making Delaware even more of a laughingstock than usual. Hey, I've got…

Good Evening! Did Gerald Brady resign today?

By jason330 July 22, 20216 Comments

No? Really? Hmmm.. That's strange. On a related note - what do Democratic "leaders" mean when they say "We will not tolerate this." Because it seems to mean "We will tolerate this."

Song of the Day 7/22: Bruce Springsteen, “Wings for Wheels”

By Alby July 22, 20212 Comments

An odd story about a Bruce Springsteen composition popped up recently -- an argument about the lyrics to his iconic song "Thunder Road." Since the release of his "Born to…