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DL Open Thread: Friday, March 15, 2024
FIRE MERRICK GARLAND TODAY!! I’m gonna try to keep this rant profanity-free. Because I’m so fluffing angry that I either exercise restraint, or be placed in restraints: Federal prosecutors have started to produce tens of thousands of documents in response to a subpoena from Donald Trump in the New York state hush money case, threatening […]
Delaware Political Weekly: March 8-14, 2024
1. Collin O’Mara Files For Governor. I think he’s got a legit shot. Let’s face it: The partisans supporting BHL and Matt Meyer who post here have focused on the weaknesses (or worse) of the other candidate. That’s because both candidates have weaknesses, potential legal problems and/or antagonistic constituencies that make them vulnerable. O’Mara enters […]
Song of the Day 3/14: Kate Bush, “Pi”
Pi Day, so called because in American notation it looks like the first three digits of the mathematical constant (in Europe today is 14/3), is a bona fide holiday, designated by Congress in 2009 in hope of spurring interest in math and science (don’t tell MAGAts, they’ll try to get it repealed). It didn’t exactly […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Today’s Big Story: The Senate will consider ‘Permit To Purchase’. The bill came back from the House with several amendments attached, amendments that largely weaken the bill, which is the modus operandi for the Lesser House, and will continue to be the modus operandi of the Lesser House until the leadership changes. It is the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Police Preying On Children. This story has the statistics and, more importantly, the ordeal suffered by a victim and her family. Must-reading: A Washington Post investigation has found that over the past two decades, hundreds of police officers have preyed on children, while agencies across the country have failed to take steps to prevent these […]
Let Them Eat Cereal
The CEO of Kellogg’s, which has raised prices post-pandemic more than any other cereal company, thought this was a good time to mention a concept food processors have been pushing for years: Eating breakfast cereal for dinner. “The cereal category has always been quite affordable, and it tends to be a great destination when consumers […]
O’Mara’s In
Former DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara filed the paperwork, becoming the first Democrat to enter the race for governor. His pitch: Democrats control every statewide office and both houses of the General Assembly, so it’s up to Democrats to solve the state’s problems. He made his pitch with a tour of all three counties today and […]
Song of the Day 3/13: David Allan Coe, “Take This Job and Shove It”
Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado is among the 23 Republican House members who announced they would not seek reelection this year, but yesterday he went them one better: He’s not even going to stick around until the end of the month. He’s leaving at the end of next week. Buck entered office as a Tea […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 13, 2024
I’ve been told I overthink things. However, I don’t think I can overthink the magnitude of the unanimous passage of HB 281 yesterday. Which is why it’s today’s Story Of The Day. Here’s why: 1. This officially makes John Carney the lamest of lame ducks. Carney’s transition began with his recognition that he wasn’t gonna […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 13, 2024
I don’t know why this is surprising anymore, but it seems Robert Hur, the Trump-aligned special counsel who said Joe Biden’s brain was scrambled eggs, stretched the truth out of shape in his official report. Transcripts of the interview showed Biden was lucid, if occasionally confused about timelines. Democrats used Hur’s appearance before a House […]
Song of the Day 3/12: Raspberries, “Go All the Way”
Eric Carmen, the frontman of seminal early ’70s power pop band the Raspberries, died over the weekend at age 74. He gained greater fame in the ’80s after he left for a solo career, and in recent years some infamy for outspoken right-wing political stances, but his concept of a band that combined Beatles melodies, […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, March 12, 2024
The backlash against the police reforms that came after the George Floyd protests has been fierce, led by the police themselves. That’s led to many jurisdictions undoing those reforms in the face of reports of rising crime – which, if you bother to look at the numbers, is the opposite of the truth. Gee, I […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
In the Friday Open Thread, former state Rep. John Kowalko wrote the following: Please alert your readers to the fact that Rep. Baumbach’s amendment to his own HB 281 effectively guts the bill and is against the interests of retirees current and future. The bill removes Medicare Advantage (privatization of health care insurance) as an […]
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