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Et Tu, Kathy?
More precisely: Et Tu, Kathy? When the chief law enforcement officer of the State poses with the, at best, ethically-challenged Lieutenant Governor, we can be pretty certain that there will be no justice when it comes to BHL’s serial flouting of campaign finance laws. Disgusting and disappointing: When women lead, the job gets done… Whether […]
Song of the Day 2/19: The Presidents of the United States of America, “Kitty”
For Presidents Day, the only band that was the Presidents of the United States of America, with their 1995 hit “Kitty” (Modern Rock No. 13). According to guitarist Dave Dederer, it’s based on a true story.
DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 19, 2024
It’s Presidents Day, so let’s start with the formerly anodyne holiday exercise of Historians Rankiing the Presidents. Let’s see here: Top 5 is Lincoln, FDR, Washington, Teddy, TJeff. Obama No. 7, Biden No. 14, I’m sure Trump is in here somewhere, scrolling, scrolling, scrolling … Here he is, No. 45. Last place. But that’s not […]
Song of the Day 2/18: Elvis Costello, “Pay It Back”
Let’s say you lend Donald Trump $5. Would you trust him to pay it back? Silly question. Of course not. Yet banks have lent him billions, and he’s paid them back – except for all those businesses that have gone bankrupt, of course. But now he’s on the hook for hundreds of millions. Stop, thief, […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024
Trump’s Latest Scam(s). There is no end to his Barnumesque hucksterism: Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention Center as he introduced what he called the first official Trump footwear. The shoes, shiny gold high tops with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold as […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024
Trump Vs. ‘Uppity Black Women’. That context seems to have been absent from reporting on the the brow-beating of Fani Willis by his Georgia attorneys. But, to me, that’s pretty much what it’s all about. Looks like Letitia James will have the $450 mill last laugh: Justice. Speaking of Uppity Black Women or an […]
BREAKING: Trump Ordered To Pay $354 Million Plus…
…give up running any business in New York for three years. From The NY Times: A New York judge on Friday handed Donald J. Trump a crushing defeat in his civil fraud case, finding the former president liable for conspiring to manipulate his net worth and ordering him to pay a penalty of more than […]
Song of the Day 2/16: The Wailing Wailers, “Simmer Down”
The new Bob Marley biopic, “One Love,” is getting slagged by movie critics, which probably won’t make much difference to audiences, who gave it high scores regardless. Only a few of the reviews complained about the music, though Jack Hamilton’s review in Slate dinged it for presenting a “dorm-room poster” version of his oeuvre. The […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
Aleksei Navalny Dies In Russian Prison. Not as important as Fani Willis’ love life, and will be treated accordingly by the media. I mean, Tucker Carlson didn’t even ask Putin about him: Aleksei A. Navalny, the most outspoken domestic critic of President Vladimir V. Putin, has died in prison, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service said on […]
Delaware Political Weekly: February 10-15, 2024
Only six days this week b/c of my delayed report last week. But we have more news and speculation/innuendo this week than last week. 1. Matt Meyer Lands Political Heavyweight As Campaign Manager. Generally I am loathe (to borrow a word from the supercilious Greg Lavelle) to attribute much weight to someone’s campaign manager. We’re […]
Song of the Day 2/15: Bad Company, “Young Blood”
The competition for scummiest asshole in Florida is so crowded it has to be held in categories, like drag races. In the congressional class, while Anna Paulina Luna is giving him a run for his money, Matt Gaetz still reigns supreme. While the Department of Justice has dropped its sex-trafficking investigation against him, former Rep. […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024
RNC Set To Pay Trump’s Legal Fees? Looks like that’s what’s behind Trump’s choices for RNC leaders: Several senior Republican officials are concerned that Donald Trump’s expected takeover of the RNC will ultimately pave the way for the committee to once again cover his legal bills. Those fears come in the aftermath of Trump endorsing […]
Song of the Day 2/14: Penny and the Quarters, “You and Me”
It’s almost a miracle that “You and Me” ever reached our ears. The demo tape was recorded sometime in the early ’70s in Columbus, Ohio, for a tiny soul label, Prix, but was never released. It was rediscovered only in 2005, after the death of a man named Clem Price, who owned the studio where […]
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