Where are you on Dems making a real gun safety push?

I have to admit, I've been in both the "go big" and "be realistic" camps. Obviously, the anti-gun safety/radicalized right is a real threat to our life, liberty and well being. Every mass-murder urges us to treat easy access to military weapons like the public health crisis it is. But I also get the more cynical electoral "x's & o's" argument that this issue is a proven loser for Dems.

“Nobody is more responsible for the historic success of our Party…”

Jesse Chadderdon is right to heap laurels on the head of outgoing NCC Dem Chair, Whatshisname. But I think "he welcomed new people into the Party, kept long-serving members meaningfully engaged" does not do justice to how the outgoing chair dragged the party into the modern era by allowing Democratic Party voters to decide primaries - not the party. As Joe Biden might have said, that's a big fucking deal.

Coons’ Super Secret Bipartisan Caucus Preparing to Spring into Action

Coons has negotiated the infrastructure package in half by himself. Huzzah for compromise!! Just wait until his SUPER SECRET BIPARTISAN caucus gets going!
Coons said that "several fairly seasoned senior Republicans" told him they were willing to support a $1 trillion infrastructure package and pay for some of it but objected to Biden's plan to raise the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent. Thehill.com
Anybody who has been paying the least bit of attention to Coons' nonsense knows how this is going to end. Collins is, regrettably, voting no. All Republicans are voting no, but most have enough dignity not to look like idiots on their way to their no vote.

DL Open Thread Thursday April 15th – The ALL DELAWARE EDITION

In today's Delaware-centric open thread Delaware AG says criminal/ex-police chief not fit to serve as Newport's town commissioner. Also, WTF Newport? He was elected with 32 votes. Jesusfuckingchrist, get your shit together. People waiting to claim vouchers for Delaware surf tags go away mad. Did you just say. “Fuck these people”? Or "Surf fishing, my ass”. Don't lie. I know you did. More than 50,000 women In Delaware live in contraceptive deserts. That is fucking pitiful. Every Delawarean should be ashamed. Get these women some goddam contraceptives. It is now illegal in Delaware to discriminate on the basis of hair. Also, if you feel like you are about to comment on someone's hair, just don't. Okay? God (or whatever) bless the ACLU and Community Legal Aid Society for successfully suing Delaware into property reassessments. A 2nd Amendment enthusiast in Harrington shoots into a car driving down his street. Cuz, you know... freedom! tyranny? rap music? Who the fuck knows? But first, keeping a pet deer that you’ve house-trained seems like a terrible idea.

DL Open Thread Wednesday, April 14, 2021 – ONLY WORLD NEWS EDITION

In today's seulement international open thread, what is Ramadan, anyway? Japan is dumping tons of Fukushima wastewater Into the sea. Sounds like a plan. Covid is real, y'all. India overtakes Brazil to become the second-worst hit country as Covid cases soar. Heck of a Job Johnson - Brexit fallout, violent riots have broken out in Northern Ireland. Kiwis getting shit right - New Zealand is now requiring banks to disclose climate risks when making loans. But first... Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11. Its weird symbolism, but our entire war in Afghanistan has been nothing but weird symbolism.