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The 3 Kinds of Republicans

By Alby January 5, 20218 Comments

The modern iteration of the Republican Party has three sorts of office-holders: Ideologues, grifters/plutocrats and performance artists. Some are a blend the three strains, but one or another tendency usually…

Song of the Day 1/5: Ray Charles, “Georgia on My Mind”

By Alby January 5, 2021

Hey, Georgia is on everyone's mind today. Personally, I expect Democrats to be just as disappointed with the results as they were with the rest of 2020's senate elections, but…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 5, 2021

By El Somnambulo January 5, 20213 Comments

Trump's Stoopid Lawyer Trix. Sidney Powell. Cleta Mitchell. Wonder if Trump will pay Powell's legal fees if she's sued. Trump's Sources? QAnon And 4Chan. Guess Fox and even Newsmax are…

To My DC Area Brothers & Sisters – Don’t Take the Bait

By jason330 January 5, 20211 Comment

As someone who says that there is a time to fight, it is clear to me that this week isn't that time.

Delaware’s “Rt value” is in the middle of the pack

By jason330 January 4, 20211 Comment

John Carney's covid leadership has been perfectly average.

Rt, a key measure of how fast the virus is growing. It’s the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If Rt is above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When Rt is below 1.0, the virus will stop spreading"

Delaware's Rt is 1.06

For Republicans, Trumpism vs. Democracy Is a No-Brainer

By Alby January 4, 20217 Comments

I keep seeing headlines that say Republicans have to choose between Trumpism or democracy. How silly. Republicans don't believe in democracy. If they did, they would tailor their positions to…

Delaware Manufactured Homeowners To Get Free Legal Help In Disputes With Landlords

By El Somnambulo January 4, 20215 Comments

This is great news. Here's the press release from Delaware's Attorney General: First State manufactured home owners eligible for free legal representation under new contract DOJ-CLASI agreement covers most disputes…

Song of the Day 1/4: Gerry and the Pacemakers, “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying”

By Alby January 4, 2021

Gerry Marsden, lead singer and main songwriter for Merseybeat pioneers Gerry and the Pacemakers, died yesterday of a heart infection at age 78. Before Beatlemania became a worldwide phenomenon, Marsden…

“Breaking: Mike Ramone ‘fully supports’ Trump’s coup attempt”

By jason330 January 4, 2021

That headline would be troubling wouldn't it? The fact is that we don't know where Mike Ramone stands in Trump's ongoing coup attempt because as Alby points out - NOBODY…

DL Open Thread: Monday, January 4, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 4, 20217 Comments

All Living Defense Secretaries Argue Against Involving Military In Election. This is neither an academic exercise, nor is it taking a place in a vacuum. They have at least some…

Trump’s Batshit Crazy Phone Call To The Georgia Secretary Of State

By El Somnambulo January 3, 202118 Comments

Wow, I mean, wow! Even by Trump standards, this is insane: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html 'I just want to find 11,780 votes.' BTW, this call took place--yesterday.

DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 3, 2021

By El Somnambulo January 3, 20219 Comments

Wednesday Is Gonna Be A Shitshow. Rethug senators vs. the voters. Pence egging them on. Slackjawed RWNJ's descend on DC. All to protest Trump's loss by over 7 million votes. …

Song of the Day 1/2: Brittany Howard, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”

By Alby January 2, 20211 Comment

So I'm minding my own business the other night, reading online while my wife watched TV, when the speakers swelled with someone singing what sounded like a gospel song. I…