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McConnell Kneecaps Coons’ Super Secret BiPartisan Caucus Before it Can Pretend to Be a Player in the Infrastructure Bill

By jason330 April 2, 20211 Comment

Odd strategy. McConnell says no republicans will support Biden infrastructure plan, even before Collins, Coons and Murkowski could do their usual posturing and preening.

Coons’ Prayer Breakfast Russian Spy Contact Sentenced

By jason330 April 2, 2021

Filed under: Tango, It Takes 2 Butina sentence to 18 months, but Coons is still free as a bird.

Song of the Day 4/1: The Bee Gees, “I Started a Joke”

By Alby April 1, 20211 Comment

The joke certainly was on Robin Gibb -- he had the best voice in the group but older brother Barry had the good looks, and their conflicting ideas about who…

DL Open Thread Thursday, April 1, 2021

By Alby April 1, 20213 Comments

Joe Biden has proposed a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Vox has a good explainer outlining what it does and how Democrats hope to pass it. Politico notes it has set…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 1, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 1, 20217 Comments

Topics For The General Assembly Easter Break: The House Kop Kabal Must End. Franklin Cooke Must Be Defeated. The Three (Or Four) State Reps (And One Governor) Who Must Be…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March 2021

By El Somnambulo April 1, 2021

If two of these songs seem kinda 'out-there' even by my standards, no, my tastes haven't changed. It's just that two great songs happened to be 'out there' this month. …

Viva Tio Bernie!

By jason330 April 1, 2021

Bernie is happy about the fact that the Democratic Party has adopted his policies. (FTR - Economists are also happy)

Q: Let’s say I’m someone on the left who supported you in 2020. I’m looking at the American Rescue Plan and I see the $15 minimum wage got dropped, paid family leave got dropped. The child tax credit, which is my favorite part of the bill, it’s only temporary. Convince me that I should be excited about this. Why do you think it’s so significant? Bernie: I don’t have to convince you. We have already convinced 75 percent of the American people that this is a very good piece of legislation. And I think progressives...

Song of the Day 3/31: Steely Dan, “My Old School”

By Alby March 31, 20211 Comment

Only the good die young, they say, which is probably why G. Gordon Liddy, mastermind of the Watergate break-in, lasted 90 years before he shuffled off this mortal coil Tuesday.…

The DE FOP’s Bad Jew-Jew

By jason330 March 31, 20218 Comments

Matt Meyer for Gov, & oh yeah... fuck this guy: bluedelaware.com/Calhoun FOP Dinner

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, March 31, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 31, 20218 Comments

The Senate is rolling out the legislative artillery, beginning today. Two gun control bills, SB 3 (Lockman) and SB 6 (Sokola), will be considered in the Senate Judiciary Committee today,…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 31, 2021

By jason330 March 30, 20215 Comments

No, Delaware doesn’t specifically prohibit food or water at the polls like Georgia A top Georgia election official suggested that Delaware has the same sort of election law as Georgia. But that talking point is bullshit.

Trump Lobs Paper Towels at Mar-a-Lago Housekeeper – Tells Her That He is the Real President

By jason330 March 30, 2021

Trump cornered a Mar-a-Lago Housekeeper for 25 minutes rambling on about the border, China, Iran and how he is still the real President of the United States. Trump droned on endlessly…

Song of the Day 3/30: James McMurtry, “We Can’t Make It Here (Anymore)”

By Alby March 30, 20212 Comments

Author Larry McMurtry, who gained his greatest fame for his screenplay work in film and television, died last week. His musical legacy is his son James, who has carved out…