DL Open Thread: Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Trump Fires DHS Official For Telling The Truth. If you're paying close attention, he really WAS trying to engineer a coup. Might've worked, too, if the election was a little…
The Extraordinary Promise Of A Progressive Delaware State Senate
We have never seen this before in Dover. Not ever. Yes, we have had progressive legislators in the Delaware General Assembly, but they have consistently faced uphill battles against the…
Who Were Delaware’s 2020 MVP’s (Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause)?
This was the best year for progressives in Delaware ever. You all saw it, you all took part in it, you all basked in the success. Meaning, it is now…
Biden will be repaid with mountains of scorn
Great plan Joe. It has 0.0% chance of working, but whatevs. #Bygones.
Song of the Day 11/17: James Gang, “Walk Away”
People think of the James Gang as Joe Walsh's old band from Cleveland, but despite fronting the power trio and doing most of the songwriting during its 1968-71 heyday, Walsh…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Stoopid Rethug Governor Finally Issues Mask Mandate. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds joins North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum in finally facing reality. Months, and many deaths, too late. BTW, North Dakota…
Coons Super-Bipartisanship Strikes Out Again
The GSA reports directly to congress and works for the people of the United States of America. Congress has enormous influence in every federal agency including the GSA.
And yet - in spite of his best efforts to leverage his super-bipartisan powers & friendships - Coons can't get A SINGLE FUCKING REPUBLICAN to join him in putting pressure on the General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy to sign off on the transition.
Fucking useless, Coons. USELESS!
Song of the Day 11/16: The Association, “Along Comes Mary”
Voters in New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota, and Montana legalized recreational marijuana two weeks ago, bringing the total to 15 states with legal weed. It's a far cry from 1966,…
Likud Lobbying Hard for Coons to Be Sec of State
Coons is said to be the figure most visibly lobbying for the job, according to Politico. Last May, an article appeared in Jewish Insider claiming that Coons had “the inside…
Help a Blogger Out
I'd like to speak to anyone who voted for Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020. I know it is rare, but I'd be curious to know what tipped the…
DL Open Thread: Monday, November 16, 2020
Legal Weed Has A Real Shot In Delaware In 2021. Here's what the guy who is gonna run the Senate says: Sen. Dave Sokola, D-Newark, who supports legal weed and…
Song of the Day 11/15: Rickie Lee Jones, “Show Biz Kids”
Good covers of Steely Dan songs are hard to come by, and this is generally acknowledged as one of the best. Rickie Lee Jones gave Fagen and Becker's nasty riff…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 15, 2020
Suspension Of The DACA Program Is Ruled Illegal. Because The Person Who Suspended The Program Is Illegally Serving In Office. Biden plans to restore the program. NYPD As Judge And…