DL Open Thread: Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Will The Last Infected Remaining WH Staffer Please Have The Doctor Turn Off The Lights? Stephen Miller, the Joint Chiefs? I'm coming around to the notion that G-d and I…
Biden Hasn’t Won Yet, But Coons Can’t Wait to Give the GOP Veto Power Over Dem Initiatives
Coons says that a bipartisan foreign policy is possible, but he never lays out any responsibilities for the GOP.
For Coons, it always falls to Democrats to compromise.
GOP Attains “Third Party” Status in Delaware
Widely regarded at "ridiculous" and "irrelevant", voters are fleeing the DEGOP in droves. Republicans are now the third party in 46% of Delaware's Rep Districts.
Here are the districts where Republicans should not get automatic ballot access:
RD01 R-1380 I-2677
RD02 R-1330 I-3022
RD03 R-1288 ...
Elite Immunity Breaking Down Left and Right
Well connected dunderheads, assholes, idiots, malicious hate-filled dumb fucks. They all thought the virus wasn't a big deal because it was only killing the "right people". that is to say - the poors and the browns. Trump still thinks that.
As COVID-19 cases spread through the White House and ruffle the Senate, cases among workers on Capitol Hill continue to rise in the center of American government, which to this day lacks a comprehensive testing regimen for all workers. There are now 123 Legislative Branch employees or contractors who have tested positive — or are presumed positive — for COVID-19, according to Ashley Phelps, a Republican spokeswoman for the House Administration Committee. This total has increased by 20 since Aug. 28.------------
(CNN)The top US general, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, and several members of the Pentagon's senior leadership are quarantining after a top Coast Guard official tested positive for coronavirus, several US defense officials tell CNN.
Song of the Day 10/6: Lake Street Dive, “Making Do”
Don't look now, but while we're worried about COVID-19 and the future of democracy in the U.S., a more insidious threat to humanity just keeps rolling along. Climate change, the…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Home Comes The Deranged. Sickly Would-Be Strongman Stages Unmasked And Unhinged Performance. Unmasked and unhinged, maybe...but his tan is back, courtesy of His Tan-ic Majesty's Request. Trump Blows Chance For…
Lonely, sick, sad, pathetic
Trump's return to the White House was supposed to be a triumphant moment. An inspiring and iconic moment on par with Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during…
Song of the Day 10/5: Cab Calloway, “St. James Infirmary Blues”
Donald Trump is making lots of noises about leaving the hospital, doctors' recommendations be damned. Once upon a time they put people like that in what was known as a…
New York Times Exhumes Mike Castle to Moan About a Radicalized DEGOP
Don't forget, Mike Castle played a big part in creating today's fucking nuts DEGOP. He and Charlie Copeland can moan in the pages of the NYT all they want but…
DL Open Thread: Monday, Oct. 5, 2020
Trump's Joy Ride Pisses Off Secret Service. Taking a bullet is one thing. Being exposed to a deadly virus b/c the President wants to wave at his base is quite…
Song of the Day 10/4: Warren Zevon, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
Odds are that Trump will recover from his bought of COVID, simply because most people who catch it, even those in high-risk categories, survive. But he is both old and…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 4, 2020
Trump's Doing Great. Trump's In Danger. Thanks for clearing that up. Is This An Indoor Super-spreader Event? They'd better hope that Barrett can't be reinfected. Trump doesn't wear a mask--you…
Ghoul Pool
It's time to start a Ghoul Pool for the GOP 'Ronapalooza. Who will be the first of the infected to die? Make your choice in the poll at the right,…