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DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Biden And D’s Should Target North Carolina. Even in a world of fascist nutjobs now deemed acceptable within the Rethug Party, this guy is over the line: The Republican Party under Donald Trump has habitually elevated extreme right-wing candidates who can’t find enough support outside of hardcore partisans to win elections. But Mark Robinson, who […]
Song of the Day 3/6: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, “I’m Broke”
This song is what the meeting between Donald Trump and Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago must have sounded like. Guitarist and singer Black Joe Lewis was a hot item back in 2009, when he broke out at Austin’s SXSW festival and released the album “Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is!” which included this track. He’s released […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 6, 2024
Governor Carney gave a speech. Said we needed to live within our means. Same governor who fought legalized pot and the revenues it would bring. Same governor who opposed adding tax brackets for Delaware’s wealthiest. Same governor who arranged for tens of million of taxpayers’ dollars to go to businesses that didn’t need them while […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Trump and Biden both won most of the Super Tuesday delegates, but with enough hiccups to give the media something to talk about. Trump lost Vermont to Nikki Haley and picked up only about 75% of the GOP votes cast, while Biden lost American Samoa to some nobody from Baltimore. As a barometer, Samoa leaves […]
January 6 Felon/Insurrectionist To Headline Local Rethug Fundraiser
Can we simply accept the reality that the Rethuglican Party no longer pretends to be anything but a fascist party? Here’s the story. One Derrick Evans will appear at the Delaware Colonial Region Of Republicans ‘Spirit Of Freedom’ Dinner as the guest speaker. Here is what the Delaware Colonial Region Of Republicans encompasses: The Colonial […]
Song of the Day 3/5: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, “Get Smart”
Feeling down? I find that there’s nothing like a little ska revival music to brighten my mood. Today’s exhibit A: the Melbourne Ska Orchestra, an Aussie outfit that shows how well the genre takes to a big-band treatment. The band has been around for more than 20 years, and is part of a global ska […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
John Carney delivers his State Of The State address today. 2 p.m. I know not why. Anything of substance (insert joke here) was almost certainly addressed in his budget proposal. A victory lap for a tepid two-term governor? Perhaps. But, like his stewardship, the speech is unessential. I’m calling it: Worst Governor of the Modern […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, March 5, 2024
The Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump can stay on the ballot in all 50 states, but the supposedly unanimous decision actually wasn’t. This is how you introduce bananas into a republic. A growing chorus is calling for Sonia Sotomayor, who is 70 and in poor health, to retire now while the Senate remains in […]
A VERY SPECIAL General Assembly Pre-Pre-Game Show: Monday, March 4, 2024
Plenty has happened and will happen since the General Assembly broke for the Joint Finance Committee hearings. Which is only fitting since they did virtually nothing in January. This piece will likely be as disjointed as my thoughts, but I’ll hopefully cover everything that deserves mention. Here goes: 1. Look for the state retiree bills […]
DL Open Thread Monday, March 4, 2024
Dr. John Gartner, the Johns Hopkins psychologist who last week pointed out that what passes for Donnie Dotard’s mind is slipping fast, offers even more examples piled up in the intervening week. I’ve seen several articles claiming we’re going to miss Mitch McConnell when he’s gone, which is like saying we’ll miss Putin once he’s […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 3, 2024
What’s With The NYTimes? Basically megaphoned the Biden Is Too Old Meme, polled on it, won’t focus on Trump’s dementia: Widespread concerns about President Biden’s age pose a deepening threat to his re-election bid, with a majority of voters who supported him in 2020 now saying he is too old to lead the country effectively, […]
Song of the Day 3/2: Brad Fiedel, “Terminator 2 Theme”
Anti-Putin Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was buried in Moscow on Friday, a ceremony that drew thousands of chanting spectators despite threats of arrests and heavy police presence. News reports mentioned that his coffin was lowered into the grave to the theme from “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” “He thought ‘The Terminator 2’ was the best film […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 2, 2024
NC Rethugs About To Choose A RWNJ For Governor. Man, this guy: Surrounded by fans at a beach town bar, Mark Robinson addressed his absent critics. “Mark Robinson is not running to be governor to be a bully over anybody,” he said. Left unmentioned: The deluge of offensive comments that made such a declaration necessary. […]
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